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☆ Taiwan wants to buy F-35 fighter jets and Patriot missiles to show Trump it's serious: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Hannah Abraham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The package could include 60 F-35 fighter jets and 400 Patriot missiles, the FT reported. According to the Financial Times, the package could include 60 F-35 fighter jets, four Advanced Hawkeyes, 10 retired warships, and 400 Patriot missiles. "Taiwan is thinking about a package to show that they are serious," one former Trump administration official told the Financial Times. Blandin added that it's highly unlikely the US would send troops to defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese attack. AdvertisementIn 2022, Biden vowed to defend Taiwan in case of a Chinese attack.

Persons: Donald Trump, —, Trump, Benjamin Blandin, Blandin, Sari Arho Havrén, Biden, Karoline Leavitt Organizations: Patriot, Service, Financial Times, Hawkeyes, Lockheed, Aegis, Business, Reuters, Institute for Economics, Peace, Bloomberg, Yokosuka Council, Pacific Studies, Trump, Taiwan, Royal United Services Institute, Air Missile Systems, White, British Locations: Taiwan, China, United States, Yokosuka, Asia, Singapore, Philippines, London, Taipei

On the campaign trail, he said Taiwan should pay the US for protection. But a second term for President-elect Donald Trump raises uncomfortable questions for Taiwan at a moment of mounting risks. Advertisement"I think, Taiwan should pay us for defense," Trump told Bloomberg Businessweek in June. Advertisement"There could well be a demand for Taiwan to 'pay' more for its own protection and perhaps to invest in the United States. "The good news for Taiwan is that Taiwan has bipartisan support in the US Congress," Chin said.

Persons: Donald Trump, —, Lai Ching, Lai, Trump, Tsai Ing, Wen, Xi Jinping, he's, Chong Ja Ian, Biden, Abrams, Benjamin Blandin, Blandin, James Chin, Chin, Zhu Fenglian, Zhu, Taiwan's, Ting Yeh Organizations: Service, Taiwan, US, Bloomberg Businessweek, Wall Street, National University of Singapore, Pentagon, Air Missile Systems, Patriot, Yokosuka Council, Pacific Studies, Trump, University of Tasmania, China's Taiwan Affairs Office, Taiwan Watch, Nikkei, China Locations: Taiwan, Beijing, Taipei, China, United States, Yokosuka, Asia, Wall Street, Silicon Valley, Nikkei Asia, Ukraine

☆ US approves $2 billion in arms sales to Taiwan including advanced missile defense system
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Story The Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Taipei, Taiwan AP —The United States has approved $2 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, including the first-time delivery to the self-ruled island of an advanced surface-to-air missile defense system, in a move that has drawn China’s criticism. Taiwan’s presidential office on Saturday thanked Washington for greenlighting the potential arms sales. Beijing last week held war games encircling Taiwan for the second time since Lai took office in May. The NASAMS system has been battle-tested in Ukraine and will help to strengthen the Taiwanese army’s air defense capabilities, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said. China’s war games last week were aimed at practicing the “sealing off of key ports and key areas” around Taiwan, according to Chinese officials.

Persons: Washington, Lai Ching, Lai, ”, Karen Kuo, Sam Yeh, “ Organizations: Taiwan AP, Military, Getty, Foreign Ministry, Air Missile Systems, State Department’s Bureau, Political, Military Affairs, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry Locations: Taipei, Taiwan, United States, China, Beijing, Taiwan Strait, Pingtung county, AFP, Ukraine

☆ US approves $2B arms sale to Taiwan including air-to-air missiles and NASAMS weapon systems
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The US has approved a $2 billion arms sale to Taiwan that includes missile and radar systems. The potential sale would include three NASAMS air-defense systems. AdvertisementThe US on Friday approved a potential arms sale package for Taiwan worth nearly $2 billion. The NASAMS is a medium-range air-defense system that can be used to defend against aircraft, drones, and cruise missiles. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in November 2022 that the NASAMS system had up to that point had a 100% success rate in intercepting Russian missiles.

Persons: —, Lloyd Austin, China's, Tom Shugart, Wellington Koo Organizations: US, Ukrainian, Service, Air Missile Systems, Air Missile, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Raytheon, Norway's Kongsberg Defense, Aerospace, Eastern, Command, US Navy, Center, New, New American Security, Reuters, Business, Department of Defense Locations: Taiwan, Russian, Russia, Ukraine, China, Taiwan Independence, New American

☆ The US Navy's Eisenhower carrier strike group racked up over 100 drone and missile kills battling the Houthis
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group spent months battling the Houthis in the Red Sea. The captain of the lead ship said the strike group destroyed over 100 Houthi threats during the deployment. AdvertisementA US Navy carrier strike group that battled Houthi threats in the Red Sea for months destroyed over 100 missiles and drones during its deployment. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group was on the front lines throughout much of the US military's ongoing campaign against the Houthis. The Eisenhower strike group fired nearly 800 munitions during its deployment, which began last fall and wrapped up in July.

Persons: Dwight D, —, Chris Hill, Eisenhower, Hill, Merissa Daley, Ike, Adm, George Wikoff, Wikoff Organizations: Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, Service, US Navy, Eisenhower Carrier Strike, Military Reporters, Conference, Navy, Hornet, Attack Munitions, 5th Fleet Locations: Red, Iran, Yemen, Washington

☆ Getting more F-16s is only half the battle. Ukraine also desperately needs to be training more pilots.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Ukraine needs more trained pilots to effectively build a reliable F-16 fighter fleet. AdvertisementUkraine desperately needs more trained pilots to effectively build a formidable F-16 fighter fleet, air warfare experts told Business Insider. AdvertisementTraining bottleneckF-16 training for Ukraine's pilots is being done by a coalition of countries, including the Netherlands, Canada, Denmark, the US, and Romania. "The number of F-16s we have in Ukraine, the number of pilots who have already been trained, is not enough," he said. AP Photo/Efrem LukatskyBohnert said the number of F-16s Ukraine is getting from its partners is "definitely not enough."

Persons: —, Michael Bohnert, Gordon, Skip, Davis, Bohnert, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Efrem, Troels Lund Poulsen, George Barros, Ukraine's, Lockheed Martin, That's, Efrem Lukatsky, Lukatsky Bohnert, Zelenskyy, Russia's, it's Organizations: Training, Service, Ukraine, RAND Corporation, US Army, Defense Investment Division, REUTERS, Politico, AP, Danish Defense, General Dynamics, Lockheed, Associated Press, Ukrainian, Air, Patriot Air and Missile Defense, US Air Force Locations: Ukraine, Soviet, Netherlands, Canada, Denmark, Romania, Norway, Belgium, Kyiv, Ukrainian, Russia

☆ Russia's air defenses can't stop Ukraine from striking deep with its long-range drones, intel says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine has used long-range drones to strike multiple ammunition depots inside Russia this month. AdvertisementRussia maintains an extensive air-defense network, but it hasn't been able to stop Ukraine from using its long-range drones to strike deep, according to a new Western intelligence update. Ukraine said its long-range drones managed to bypass Russia's air defenses and strike an ammunition depot in the Volgograd region over the weekend, marking Kyiv's latest attack. Russia's inability to repel long-range Ukrainian attacks is nothing new, though. Kyiv has relied heavily on locally produced drones to wage this campaign because it is restricted from using Western-provided missiles to strike Russian territory.

Persons: —, hasn't Organizations: Service, Institute for Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Moscow, Volgograd, Russian, Tver, Kyiv

☆ The death of an F-16 pilot running missile defense shows how dangerous even the lower-risk missions are in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-07 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Ukrainian F-16s are seen in the air in an undisclosed location in Ukraine. AdvertisementDays later, Ukraine acknowledged one of its F-16s crashed, killing its pilot, while battling Russian missiles during the attack. Related storiesHundreds attend a farewell ceremony for Ukrainian F-16 pilot Oleksiy Mest in Shepetivka on August 29, 2024. These include both Western and Soviet-era ground-based air-defense systems and fighter aircraft like the F-16. A Ukrainian Air Force F-16 flies in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, which waited years for the American-made fighter jets.

Persons: —, Vincent Aiello, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Oleksiy, Mike Torrealday, Torrealday, it's, they're, " Aiello, You've Organizations: Service, Ukraine, NATO, Business, REUTERS, Ukraine's, Libkos, US Air Force, Ukrainian Air Force, AP Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Russia, Russian, Ukrainian, Shepetivka

☆ Ukraine's new F-16s will have a longer strike range than ATACMS if the US ends up sending this stealthy missile
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-06 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Recent reports have said that the US is deciding whether to transfer AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles, or JASSMs, to Ukraine. These high-profile weapons would give Kyiv a significantly farther strike range than any other Western munitions it has in its arsenal. As is, it still restricts the country from using its powerful US-provided tactical ballistic missiles to strike military targets inside Russia. A US Air Force F-16 before releasing a Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile. With that range, JASSMs would also surpass the range of ground-launched US-provided MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile Systems, also known as ATACMS, which have the longest reach of any munition Washington has sent Kyiv so far.

Persons: —, Biden, JASSMs, hasn't, Lockheed Martin, they've, Aaron Hill, Mike Torrealday, Vincent Aiello Organizations: Service, Business, Politico, Reuters, Pentagon, DoD, US Air Force, Squadron, Lockheed, MGM, Tactical Missile Systems, Washington, Kyiv, Aaron, West, Former, Ukraine, Navy, Russia Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Kyiv, Britain, France, Russian, Crimean, Washington, Former American

☆ A new experimental US Air Force bomb can sink warships, but the question is if it's the right weapon for a war with China
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewA US Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber recently used a new anti-ship weapon to sink a decommissioned warship in the Pacific and a cargo ship off the coast of Florida. A US Air Force B-2 Spirt receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker in the sky over northwest Missouri in August 2018. According to the Air Force Research Laboratory, the goal is to replicate the combat potential of a submarine with an aircraft that can cover a much larger area. QUICKSINK is not the only initiative indicative of the Air Force's desire to increase its maritime strike capabilities. The Air Force remains interested in developing more affordable munitions for maritime strikes.

Persons: —, Vincent De Groot, Bryan Clark, Lindsey Heflin, Mark Gunzinger, QUICKSINK, Clark, Gunzinger Organizations: Service, Air Force, American, Business, US Air Force, KC, US Air National Guard, Air Force Research Laboratory, US Navy, Hudson Institute, US, People's, Army, China News Service, Getty, Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, Ship, Navy Locations: Pacific, Florida, China, Missouri, Hawaii, Gulf of Mexico, Washington, Beijing, Western Pacific

☆ Biden administration announces new $1.7 billion lethal aid package for Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Michael Conte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The Biden administration announced on Monday a new lethal aid package for Ukraine totaling about $1.7 billion and largely consisting of missiles and ammunition for missile, artillery and air defense systems the US has previously provided to Ukraine. The administration says this is their 20th “USAI package and sixty-second tranche of equipment to be provided from DoD inventories for Ukraine and since August 2021,” according to the release. The USAI package includes missiles for Ukraine’s National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS), a key air defense platform. It also includes ammunition for Ukraine’s High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), a weapons platform that Ukraine has recently been using to strike effectively in Russian territory. The package also includes artillery ammunition, one of Ukraine’s top requests.

Persons: CNN —, Antony Blinken, ”, Biden, ” Blinken Organizations: CNN, Biden, Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, Defense Department, The Defense Department, US Department of Defense, Authority, Air Missile Systems, Ukraine’s High Mobility Artillery Locations: Ukraine, United States

☆ Lockheed Martin's new compact hypersonic missile enables America's stealth fighters to engage targets at Mach 5 speeds
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Alex Hollings | Sandboxx News | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Hypersonic missiles are weapons that are capable of achieving sustained speeds in excess of Mach 5 while maneuvering. It is a true hypersonic weapon that operates and maneuvers in a high-altitude hypersonic regime," Paul Sudlow from Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control previously told Sandboxx News. AdvertisementAdding the Mako missile to America's stealth fightersA render of an F-35 equipped with Mako missiles. Designed in a 'digital engineering ecosystem'A render shows the Mako hypersonic missile in flight. Leon Neal/Getty ImagesOne of the biggest challenges facing the laundry list of hypersonic weapons in active development for the US military is cost.

Persons: —, Lockheed Martin, Mako, Paul Sudlow, Sudlow, Nano Calvo, Northrop Grumman, Rick Loy, Lockheed Martin's, Lockheed, Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin, Leon Neal Organizations: Service, Mako, Lockheed, US Air Force, US Navy, Business, Lockheed Martin Missiles, Control, Sandboxx, Air, Sandboxx News, EA, AIM, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Getty, US Air, Northrop, Naval News, Visitors, Defense Department, Congressional Locations: Mako, Lockheed Martin Europe, London

☆ How airpower experts think Ukraine could pull off bursts of air superiority to get F-16s into the fight and score breakthroughs
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

An Air Force F-22 Raptor flies alongside two Polish F-16s in formation during the NATO Air Shielding media day at Lask Air Base, Poland. Air Force Staff Sgt. The air force could support these operations using HARM missiles. This sets up Ukraine's air force to gain air superiority over specific areas, allowing their pilots to strike Russian units, logistics, and transportation networks and deny movements of reinforcements. An F-16 aircraft is pictured after the first delivery of Norway's old F-16 fighter aircraft to Romania at Rygge Air Force Base, Norway.

Persons: —, David Deptula, Christopher Bowie, nonresident, Danielle Sukhlall, Volodymyr Zelensky, Alexander De Croo, Ludivine Dedonder, Didier Lebrun, Photonews, Bowie, SAMs, That's, it's Organizations: Service, Business, US Air Force, Mitchell Institute, Center for Strategic, An Air Force, NATO Air, Lask, Base, Air Force Staff, Defence, Ukrainian Air Force, Getty, Russia's, Rygge Air Force Base, OLE BERG, NATO, Fighting Falcons Locations: Ukraine, Poland, Russia, Avdiivka, Ukrainian, Zaporizhzhia, Russian, Romania, Norway, AFP

☆ Putin may need arms from North Korea’s Kim for Ukraine war, but what is he willing to give in return?
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

North Korea launched its first spy satellite, the Malligyong-1, in November. The arrangement may also enable North Korea to gain real-world intel on the functioning of its weaponry and help it ramp up exports more broadly. Such satellites can help North Korea improve its ground-based military capabilities, for example enabling it to more accurately target opponents’ forces with its own missiles. Both countries in recent years have blocked movement in the council related to North Korea as they grew skeptical of US-backed sanctions. He pointed to his experiences during the former US President Barack Obama administration working on nonproliferation efforts related to North Korea and Iran.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Putin ramped, Kim Jong, Putin, ”, Edward Howell, Xi Jinping, Kim, ” Putin, “ Kim Jong, he’ll, Ankit, Sofiia Gatilova, Putin –, “ Putin, –, John Erath, Erath, Xi, it’s, Michael McFaul, Barack Obama, ” McFaul, … we’re Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, University of Oxford, KCNA, intel, South, United Nations, North, Carnegie Endowment, International Peace, Kremlin, UN Security Council, Center for Arms Control, Observers, UN, National Security, Center for Strategic, International Studies Locations: Hong Kong, North Korea, Ukraine, Russia, Pyongyang, Moscow, Eurasia, United Kingdom, United States, Italy, South Korea, Japan, Seoul, Washington, North Korean, Korea, Russian, Kharkiv, Kyiv, China, Iran

☆ Russia's fearsome S-400 air-defense system isn't quite living up to the hype in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Russian S-400 surface-to-missile systems in the Victory Day parade in Moscow's Red Square on i in May 2023. Ukraine in September said it destroyed two Russian S-400 batteries in Crimea, a region annexed by Russia in 2014. Rajan Menon, the director of the Grand Strategy program at the US think tank Defense Priorities, described the S-400 as Russia's "top-of-the-line air defense system." A rocket launches from a S-400 missile system at the Ashuluk military base in Southern Russia in September 2020. A Patriot air defense system test-fired during a training in Chania, Greece, on November 8, 2017.

Persons: —, Fredrik Mertens, John Hoehn, it's, Hoehn, AP Mertens, Mertens, Ian Williams, Mattias Eken, Rajan Menon, Vitaly Nevar, Mick Ryan, you've, DIMITAR DILKOFF, Ryan, haven't, hasn't, KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV, might've, Eken, Anthony Sweeney, Army Menon Organizations: Service, Business, Hague, Strategic Studies, NATO, SA, International Institute for Strategic Studies, US Patriot, Reuters, RAND Corporation, Ukrainian Air Force, Forbes, Directorate of Intelligence, Ministry of Defence, South Korea Defense Ministry, AP, Patriots, Storm, Missile Defense, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Defense, REUTERS, Australian Army, Getty, Victory Day, Patriot, Army Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Russia, Moscow, Crimea, Screengrab, Soviet, US, Russia's, Ukraine's Luhansk, South Korea, Kaliningrad, Southern Russia, AFP, Chania, Greece, United States, West, NATO

☆ ‘Our artillery is starving:’ Ukraine holds its breath as US set to approve $60bn of military aid
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Andy Carey | Tim Lister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The Ukraine aid bill, passed in the United States’ House of Representatives on Saturday, is now due to go to the Senate on Tuesday. At the top: artillery shells and air defense systems. “To win, we need ammunition… our artillery is starving,” an artillery reconnaissance commander with the 110th mechanized brigade, callsign “Teren,” told CNN after the vote on Saturday. While Ocheretyne itself is of no strategic value, it sits on a ridge, making it a desirable military target. “We need front-line air defense as much as we need protection for our cities and villages,” Zelensky said.

Persons: Joe Biden, ”, Volodymyr Zelensky, “, Teren, Velyka, Patrick Ryder, we’ve, Mark Warner, Chasiv Yar, Rob Lee, Russian Su, Anatolii Stepanov, ” Zelensky, Dmytro Kuleba, ” Kuleba, CNN’s Andy Carey, Victoria Butenko, Daria Tarasova, Svitlana Vlasova Organizations: Ukraine CNN —, United States ’, 110th, CNN, Ukraine’s Eastern Command, Pentagon, US Department of Defense, Senate Intelligence, CBS News, Sunday, –, Kremlin, Nazi, Getty, Patriot, Tactical Missile Systems, Warner, US, Ukrainian Locations: Kyiv, Ukraine, Russia, United, Russian, Avdiivka, Donetsk, Germany, Poland, Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk, Chasiv, Nazi Germany, AFP

☆ Western officials warn munition shortages could be catastrophic for Ukraine as US stalls on providing more aid
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Natasha Bertrand | Katie Bo Lillis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The Ukrainian military is “experiencing shortages in air defense munitions, mostly in the medium to long range,” a NATO official said on Wednesday. Last fall, the administration asked Congress for more than $60 billion in additional funds to help support Ukraine, but more than 6 months later the funding has not passed amid opposition from Republican lawmakers. And the separate shortages of artillery ammunition could be “potentially catastrophic” for Ukraine in the short term, the official added. The NATO official said that as of now, Russia appears to lack the necessary maneuver units to mount such a large-scale, successful attack. That is why they believe it is critical for the west to continue to support Ukraine through this period of attrition.

Persons: “ It’s, Jens Stoltenberg, ”, Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s, Olha Stefanishyna, Stoltenberg, Donald Trump, ” Stoltenberg, Kylie Atwood Organizations: CNN, NATO, Patriots, Republican, ” Energy, “, Pentagon, Ukraine Contact Defense, Ukraine Locations: Russia, Ukrainian, Ukraine, Kyiv, Brussels, Avdiivka, Russian, Belarus

☆ Russia's air force took control of the skies before seizing victory in a front-line fight, and it could be 'devastating' for Ukraine if it continues, war experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Chris Panella | Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

And if it continues or expands, a real possibility as Ukrainian air defenses are under significant stress, it could be "devastating," war experts said. Confirming its retreat from the area, Ukraine said it was saving troops from being fully surrounded by Russian troops. This activity appears to indicate the employment of a combined arms tactic involving having air forces support maneuver elements on the ground. Ukraine's air defenses have largely denied Russia air superiority, preventing its jets and aircraft from conducting significant air campaigns since the beginning of the war. Even "recurring temporary localized and limited Russian air superiority," ISW explained in a recent update, "would likely allow Russian forces to more aggressively pursue operational advances along the frontline."

Persons: —, Vladimir Putin's, George Barros, Barros, Vlada, hasn't, ISW, Kostiantyn, Avdiivka, it's, John Kirby, Kirby, It's, Putin Organizations: Service, Bakhmut, The Institute, Washington DC, Institute for, Armored Infantry, National Security, Chemical Plant, Ukraine Locations: Russian, Russia, Avdiivka, Ukrainian, Donetsk, Moscow, Ukraine, Washington, Avdiivka district, Luhansk, Lastochkino, MLRS

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Authorities in Rwanda on Monday rejected U.S. calls for the withdrawal of troops and missile systems from eastern Congo, saying they are defending Rwandan territory as Congo carries out a "dramatic military build-up” near the border. The U.S. State Department in a statement Saturday criticized the worsening violence caused by M23, describing it as a “Rwanda-backed” armed group. That statement also urged Rwanda “to immediately withdraw all Rwanda Defense Force personnel from the (Congo) and remove its surface-to-air missile systems." M23 is one of more than 100 armed groups active in eastern Congo, seeking a share of the region’s gold and other resources as they carry out mass killings. After being largely dormant for a decade, M23 resurfaced in late 2021 and has since captured wide parts of eastern Congo.

Persons: FLDR, Rwanda “, U.N, Goma Organizations: —, Monday, Rwanda's Foreign Ministry, Rwandan, U.S . State Department, Rwanda Defense Force, Rwandan Foreign Ministry Locations: KAMPALA, Uganda, Rwanda, Congo, Congolese, United States, Africa's Great Lakes, Congo’s North Kivu’s, Goma

☆ Ukraine shot down 3 Russian fighter jets in one morning, says air force chief
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Ukrainian airforce says it shot down three Russian fighter jets in one morning. The Commander of the of the Air Forces said two Su-34 and one Su-35 fighter jets were downed. AdvertisementUkraine says it shot down three Russian fighter jets in a single morning. On the morning of February 17th, Ukrainian Air Force pilots bravely engaged and destroyed three enemy aircrafts at once-two SU-34 fighter bombers and one SU-35 fighter. It is unclear how Ukrainian forces downed the three Russian fighter jets this morning.

Persons: Su, —, Mykola Oleshchuk, Forbes, Sinéad Baker Organizations: Ukrainian, Air Forces, Ukraine, Service, Air Forces of, Armed Forces of, Armed Forces, Ukrainian Air Force, Patriot, U.S . Army Security, Raytheon Locations: Ukraine, Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russian, United States, Russia

☆ US F-16s are exceeding the expectations of Ukraine's pilots, report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukrainian pilots training on US F-16s are "very impressed" with the fighter jets, a report said. The Ukrainian service of the Voice of America report cites a Ukrainian Air Force pilot. AdvertisementUkrainian pilots are "very impressed" with US F-16 fighter jets, the Ukrainian service of the Voice of America reported. It will still be several months before they see action against Russian forces, a Ukrainian Air Force spokesman said. AdvertisementDespite this, it noted that "the effort spent training Ukrainian pilots, ground crews, and logisticians to operate and maintain these aircraft will have long-term value."

Persons: —, Pat Ryder, Grant Shapps, we're, Rustem Umerov, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Mads Claus Rasmussen, Ritzau Scanpix Organizations: Ukrainian Air Force, US Air Force, Service, Air Force, Pentagon Press, Britain's Royal Air Force, UK Defence, Armed Forces, Ukraine's Defense, Russia, Russian, Getty, The Telegraph, US Air, AIM, Atlantic Council Locations: Europe, Denmark, Ukraine, AFP, Netherlands, Norway

☆ US Air Force F-35s are training for threats even tougher than what jets in Ukraine are facing. Pilots say they're 'surviving' but 'not every day is a win.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

US Air Force fighter jets recently took part in the Red Flag air combat exercise. These scenarios are meant to prepare pilots for threats tougher even than what pilots are facing in Ukraine. AdvertisementThis year's event involved airmen from the 421st Fighter Squadron and 421st Fighter Generation Squadron, as well as over a dozen F-35A Lightning IIs from Utah's Hill Air Force Base. A Royal Australian Air Force F-35A lands at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 10, 2024 in preparation for Red Flag-Nellis 24-1. AdvertisementAn F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, South Carolina, taxis prior to take off for a for Red Flag-Nellis 24-1 mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 17.

Persons: —, William R, Lewis, Nathan Heguy, Heguy, we're, Lockheed Martin, haven't, Bryan Butler Organizations: US Air Force, Flag, Service, Nellis Air Force Base, 388th Fighter Wing, 421st Fighter Squadron, 421st Fighter Generation Squadron, Utah's Hill Air Force Base, 3rd, Joint Base Elmendorf, Nellis, Nevada, Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, NATO, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, Lockheed Locations: Ukraine, Nevada, Utah , Nevada, California, Richardson , Alaska, Russian, Red Flag, Russia, Flag, China, Washington, South Carolina

☆ War in Ukraine shows a need to rethink air superiority, as it may only be possible in short bursts, top US Air Force officer says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The war in Ukraine has proven a need to rethink air superiority, the top US Air Force officer said. "Air superiority still matters — it may be for shorter periods of time because it's just unaffordable to do it for longer periods of time." For air operations, air supremacy means "the opposing force is incapable of effective interference," according to the Air Force, while air superiority means the military can conduct operations without significant "prohibitive interference" from air and missile threats. AdvertisementA Mig-29 fighter of the Ukrainian air force is seen on a mission in Ukraine's war-hit east Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023. He emphasized that if this method is executed in short bursts, an air force can be "very effective" during that timeframe.

Persons: David Allvin, —, Allvin, it's, Keith James Organizations: US Air Force, Service, Air Force, AP, Staff, Pentagon Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Moscow, China, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Pacific

☆ Another mysterious Russian plane crash raises more questions than answers
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Analysis Tim Lister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The Russian Defense Ministry said the plane was destroyed by an anti-aircraft missile system deployed in the area of Liptsy in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, some 50 miles (80 kilometers) from where the plane came down. Another Ukrainian military source was quoted as claiming that the plane was carrying Russian missiles, not prisoners. Another puzzling element is that according to the Russian version of events, the Ukrainian PoWs were guarded by just three Russian personnel on board the plane (besides the crew.) But a large Russian military aircraft without anti-missile defenses approaching Belgorod – itself a frequent target of Ukrainian drones – would have been a tempting and valuable target for Ukraine. There’s been no visual evidence of the wreckage, and the Russian Defense Ministry has not responded to the claim.

Persons: CNN — It’s, Andrey Kartapolov, Maksym Kolesnikov, Dmytro Lubinets, “, There’s Organizations: CNN, Ukrainian, Russian Defense Ministry, Defense Ministry, Duma Defense, IRIS, Patriot, Ukrainian PoW Locations: Belgorod, Ukraine, Liptsy, Ukraine’s Kharkiv, Ukrainian, Sumy, Russian, Moscow, US, Russia, Bryansk, Olenivka, Donetsk, Belgorod –, Azov

☆ Worried about Western jets, Russia is likely to risk its early warning planes near the front lines to give its formidable S-400s an edge, intel says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Russia has likely started using its valuable early warning planes in the Ukraine war, UK intel said. British intelligence said Moscow may be worried about Kyiv deploying Western fighter jets. Russia will likely "accept more risk" by flying A-50 Mainstay D aircraft close to the front line, the group said. "This adds to Mainstay's core mission of co-ordinating fighter aircraft," the intelligence update said. The Beriev A-50 Photo by Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesAny potential concern over Western fighter jets comes as Ukrainian pilots and personnel are training on how to fly and maintain American-made F-16 fighter jets.

Persons: —, Wojciech Grzedzinski, Sefa Karacan, they're Organizations: intel, Western, Service, Anadolu Agency, Getty, Russia, US, Patriot Locations: Russia, Ukraine, British, Moscow, Kyiv, Kostiantynivka, Britain, Europe

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