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The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy, or PLAN has for the first time conducted dual-carrier operations in the South China Sea. The drills, involving the country’s first two in-service carriers, the Liaoning and Shandong, as well as at least 11 other vessels, also showcased the PLAN’s fast-growing air wing, with a flyby conducted by a dozen J-15 carrier-based multirole fighters. While clearly engineered for public consumption, the photo opportunity also points to the very rapid progress made by the PLAN in developing its aircraft carrier and wider blue-water capabilities.
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Two New Versions Of China’s J-15 Carrier Fighter Now Appear To Be Operational

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Oct 31, 2024

NORAD F-16 and SU-35
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Russian Su-35 Shown ‘Headbutting’ American F-16 At Very Close Range Off Alaska

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Sep 30, 2024

Collins Aerospace has put forward a vision for what a high-end air combat engagement between the U.S. and Chinese armed forces, with the American side employing crewed fighters and Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) drone wingmen, could look like in the future.
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What American Fighters And Their Drone Wingmen Fighting Chinese Jets Might Look Like

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 20, 2024

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has published a video showing the purported destruction of a Russian Su-30SM Flanker multirole fighter, which it claims was brought down by a shoulder-launched surface-to-air missile over the Black Sea.
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Russian Su-30SM Flanker Crashes In Black Sea, Ukraine Says They Shot It Down With MANPADS

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Sep 12, 2024

A video has emerged showing a Ukrainian Su-24M Fencer swing-wing combat jet carrying what is said to be new air-launched guided munition.
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Mystery Munition Appears Under Ukrainian Su-24 Fencer Attack Jet’s Wing

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 6, 2024

Photos have emerged showing the extent of the destruction at Morozovsk Air Base, in Russia’s Rostov region, after it was struck by Ukrainian forces at the weekend.
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Aftermath Of Ukrainian Attack On Russian Su-34 Fullback Base Emerges (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 6, 2024

A remarkable video has emerged, taken by a Russian fighter pilot after ejecting from his Flanker series jet, during the conflict in Ukraine. The footage joins a growing collection of air combat incidents captured on camera, by pilots on both sides involved in the war. Although it’s unclear exactly when or where the incident took place, it’s another reminder of the high-intensity air campaign being fought in and around Ukraine and the frequent life-or-death situations that the pilots involved face on a daily basis.
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Russian Pilot Films His Flanker Falling Away After Ejecting During Combat Mission

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 5, 2024

Russia has, for the first time, published footage showing what it says is the carriage and launch of the guided, glide version of its huge FAB-3000 aerial bomb — a weapon that weighs over 6,600 pounds in its basic version. The weapon is among the more recently announced additions to the family of UMPK munitions, which add a pop-out wing kit and a guidance package to a range of existing freefall weapons, as you can read more about here.
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Russia’s Giant 6,000lb Glide Bomb Seen Launched From Su-34 For First Time

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 15, 2024

These before and after satellite images from Planet labs shows that Russian Su-34 Fullbacks may have been damaged in a Ukrainian drone attack.
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Ukraine Strikes Blow To Russian Su-34 Fullback Base

By Howard Altman

Updated on Jun 14, 2024

Su-34 launches new glide bombs
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Russia’s Small Diameter Bomb-Like Weapon Seen In Action For The First Time

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 23, 2024

Recent imagery provides our best views so far of Russia’s modern Kh-38M air-to-ground missile, apparently employed in the war in Ukraine. Previously, various videos had been released showing airstrikes that purportedly involved Kh-38Ms, but new photos show, in some detail, the missile carried under the wing of Su-34 Fullback strike fighters, seemingly taking part in combat sorties.
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Our Best Look At Russia’s Kh-38 Missile Now Being Used In Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 14, 2024

The Ukrainian Air Force is using iPads, or similar tablets in the cockpits of its Soviet-era jets to enable rapid integration of modern Western air-to-ground weapons — something that TWZ predicted back in 2022. This has been confirmed by Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Dr. William LaPlante. While many questions remain about the tablet and how it works, there’s now more footage showing it fitted in cockpits.
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Ukrainian Fighter Jets “Using iPads” To Control Western Weapons

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 25, 2024

Su-35 shot down Ukraine
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Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv Claims Six Russian Jets Downed In Three Days

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 19, 2024

A Su-34 Fullback fighter-bomber apparently destroyed last night by a Ukrainian special forces team, as it sat on its airbase.
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Su-34 Fullback Torched During Raid Deep In Russia

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jan 4, 2024

Ukrainian forces claim to have shot down a trio of Russian Su-34 Fullback combat jets, another sign of evolving air defense tactics.
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Ukraine Says It Shot Down Three Russian Su-34 Fullbacks

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 22, 2023

An Su-27UB Flanker-C sits in the hangar of the Cold War Gallery, National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
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Su-27 Absolutely Dwarfs All Jets Around It At Its New Home

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Oct 26, 2023

The National Museum of the U.S. AIr Force's latest acquisition, an Su-27UB Flanker-C, has a curious history.
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Su-27 That Mysteriously Vanished After Private Sale Resurfaces

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 27, 2023

Su-34 Fullback Tires
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Russian Su-34 Strike-Fighter Seen Covered In Tires

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Sep 8, 2023

JDAM-ER Su-27
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Ukraine’s Su-27s Are Launching JDAM-ER Winged Bombs Too

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 24, 2023

J-16 RC-135 INTERCEPT
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Chinese J-16 Seen ‘Head Butting’ U.S. RC-135 In Cockpit Video

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 30, 2023

Russian attack border checkpoint SU34
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Russian Su-34s Made Crazy Low-Level Bombing Runs On Their Own Checkpoint

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 25, 2023

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Four Russian Aircraft Shot Down Within Their Own Borders

By Stetson Payne, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 13, 2023

Russian fighter jet Su-34 Belgorod
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Russian Su-34 Strike Fighter Bombed One Of Its Own Cities

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 21, 2023

Su-30 Indonesia
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This Shot Is A Reminder Of Just How Huge The Flanker Is

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Apr 20, 2023

Su-27 Flanker
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Malfunctioning Russian Missile May Have Saved RC-135 Spy Plane

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 13, 2023

Su-27 MQ-9 Black Sea
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MQ-9 Sensor Video Showing Collision With Russian Su-27 Released (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 16, 2023

MQ-9 Su-27 VIDEO
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Video Purports To Show Russian Su-27’s Close Encounter With An MQ-9 (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 15, 2023

Russian Su-27 Collided With U.S. MQ-9 Over Black Sea (Updated)
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Russian Su-27 Collided With U.S. MQ-9 Over Black Sea (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman

Posted on Mar 14, 2023

Su-34 Fullback shot down over Donetsk
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Ukraine Situation Report: Russian Su-34 Fullback Goes Down In Flames Over Donetsk

By Howard Altman

Posted on Mar 4, 2023

Russian Aerial Bomb With Mysterious Wing Kit Strapped To It Surfaces
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Russian Aerial Bomb With Mysterious Wing Kit Strapped To It Surfaces

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 5, 2023

SHANDONG CV-17
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Mock Attack On U.S. Navy Vessels Underway During Chinese Fighter’s ‘Unsafe Intercept’

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 30, 2022

Intercept China US South China Sea
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Pentagon Releases Video Of Chinese J-11 Fighter Making ‘Unsafe Intercept’ On U.S. Jet

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Dec 30, 2022

Su-27SM TOPSHOT
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Our First Detailed Look At Russian Su-27 Flanker Jets In The Ukraine War

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 7, 2022

WS10 China Naval Fighters
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China’s J-15 Naval Fighter Is Now Powered By Locally Made Engines

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 23, 2022

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Russian Su-30 Flanker Nosedives Into Residential Area (Updated)

By Howard Altman

Posted on Oct 23, 2022

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Russian Su-27 Released Missile During Intercept Of British RC-135 Spy Plane

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Oct 20, 2022

Russian military jet crashes into apartment building
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Russian Su-34 Fullback Jet Slams Into Apartment Building In A Ball Of Fire (Updated)

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Oct 17, 2022

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Ukraine’s Su-27s Appear To Be Wielding Anti-Radiation Missiles Now Too

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Sep 9, 2022

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Russian-Iranian Deal For Su-35 Fighters Could Be On

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Sep 6, 2022

Taiwan Strait Airbase Upgraded
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Chinese Airbase Right Across From Taiwan Operating Again After Major Upgrades

By Joseph Trevithick, detresfa_, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 26, 2022

Su34 Ukraine SHot Down
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Ukraine Situation Report: Russia Appears To Shoot Down Its Own Su-34 Strike Fighter

By Dan Parsons

Posted on Jul 18, 2022

A picture showing an odd array of commercial hardware reportedly recently donated to a Russian combat aviation unit.
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‘Crowdfunded’ Aid For Russian Jet Squadron Looks Like Someone Raided A Home Depot

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 7, 2022

Su-27 Strike on Snake Island
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Ukraine Strikes Back: Su-27s Bomb Occupied Snake Island In Daring Raid

By Stetson Payne

Posted on May 7, 2022

Doc Schultz Su-27 Red Hats Area 51 Crash
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Area 51 Test Pilot Died During Heroic Su-27 Flight: Report

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 7, 2022

Su-27 Returning From Romania Will Likely Be The Last Fighter Ukraine Gets For Some Time
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Su-27 Returning From Romania Will Likely Be The Last Fighter Ukraine Gets For Some Time

By Brett Tingley and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 1, 2022

All The Crazy Quirks And Features On Russia’s Su-34 Fullback Strike Fighter
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All The Crazy Quirks And Features On Russia’s Su-34 Fullback Strike Fighter

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jan 23, 2022

Russia’s Su-34 Fullback Strike Jet Is The King Of Hauling Gas
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Russia’s Su-34 Fullback Strike Jet Is The King Of Hauling Gas

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 10, 2022

Watch These Russian Su-30 Fighter Jets Fire Eight Air-To-Air Missiles Simultaneously
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Watch These Russian Su-30 Fighter Jets Fire Eight Air-To-Air Missiles Simultaneously

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jan 4, 2022

Indian Su-30 Flankers To Dogfight Japanese Fighters Later This Year
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Indian Su-30 Flankers To Dogfight Japanese Fighters Later This Year

By Michael Peck

Updated on Sep 30, 2021

Russian Knights Aerobatic Jet Team Launches Live Missile
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Russian Knights Aerobatic Jet Team Launches Live Missile

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Apr 7, 2021

New Images Of China’s Elusive Catapult-Capable J-15T Carrier Fighter Emerge
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New Images Of China’s Elusive Catapult-Capable J-15T Carrier Fighter Emerge

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 18, 2020

Russian Flanker Fighter Reportedly Downs Another With Its Cannon By Accident
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Russian Flanker Fighter Reportedly Downs Another With Its Cannon By Accident

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Sep 23, 2020

Russian Su-27 Flew Into Danish Territory After Intercepting B-52 Bomber Over The Baltic Sea
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Russian Su-27 Flew Into Danish Territory After Intercepting B-52 Bomber Over The Baltic Sea

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 31, 2020

Pentagon Releases Terrifying Video Of Russian Su-27 Turning Directly In Front Of A B-52
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Pentagon Releases Terrifying Video Of Russian Su-27 Turning Directly In Front Of A B-52

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 31, 2020

Here Are The First Photos Of Egypt’s New Su-35 “Super Flankers”
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Here Are The First Photos Of Egypt’s New Su-35 “Super Flankers”

By Jamie Hunter

Posted on Jul 23, 2020

People Are Freaking Out Over Video Of Su-35 Practicing For Moscow Air Show
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People Are Freaking Out Over Video Of Su-35 Practicing For Moscow Air Show

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 5, 2020

Taiwanese Fighters Drive Off Chinese Jets After Navy Transport Plane Flies Over The Island
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Taiwanese Fighters Drive Off Chinese Jets After Navy Transport Plane Flies Over The Island

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 9, 2020

Armed Russian Fighters Fly Dangerously Close To U.S. Navy Patrol Plane Over The Mediterranean
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Armed Russian Fighters Fly Dangerously Close To U.S. Navy Patrol Plane Over The Mediterranean

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 27, 2020

B-52 Bomber Made Run Straight At Crimea During Long Range Mission
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B-52 Bomber Made Run Straight At Crimea During Long Range Mission

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 15, 2020

This Massive Desert Base Is China’s Version Of America’s Nellis Air Force Base
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This Massive Desert Base Is China’s Version Of America’s Nellis Air Force Base

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jan 15, 2020

Watch These Russian Su-30 And Su-34 Jets Do Touch-and-Gos on a Highway
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Watch These Russian Su-30 And Su-34 Jets Do Touch-and-Gos on a Highway

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Missile Laden Su-27 Gets Between NATO F-16 And Russian Defense Minister’s Jet
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Missile Laden Su-27 Gets Between NATO F-16 And Russian Defense Minister’s Jet

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

This Russian Su-27 Pulled Off The Ultimate Photo Bomb On U.S. Bombers
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This Russian Su-27 Pulled Off The Ultimate Photo Bomb On U.S. Bombers

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

Video Surfaces Of Russian Su-27 Making Aggressive Turn Into U.S. F-15 During Intercept
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Video Surfaces Of Russian Su-27 Making Aggressive Turn Into U.S. F-15 During Intercept

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 31, 2019