Featured in An-124BYThomas NewdickMar 2, 2022ShareRussia Appears To Be Preparing Its Ancient An-2 Biplanes For War In UkraineA large number of the distinctive Cold War-era utility planes have appeared at an airfield close to the Ukrainian border. BYThomas NewdickMar 2, 2022ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayNov 20, 2021ShareTrio Of Afghan Mi-17 Helicopters Quietly Arrive At The U.S. Air Force’s BoneyardThere is immense pressure to keep ex-Afghan Air Force aircraft out of the hands of the Taliban. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayNov 20, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 6, 2021ShareRussia Is Extending One Of The Runways At Its Syrian AirbaseThe extended runway at Khmeimim could help accommodate heavy airlifters carrying more cargo or other large aircraft, including possibly bombers. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 6, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJan 28, 2021ShareFirst Contractor-Owned F-16 Aggressors Include MiG Killers, Veteran Of Iraqi Reactor Raid (Updated)The F-16s that Top Aces is set to employ as aggressor jets include some historic veterans of Israel’s past conflicts. BYThomas NewdickJan 28, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJan 27, 2021ShareThe First Contractor-Operated F-16 Aggressor Jets Are Heading To North AmericaCanada’s Top Aces will challenge U.S. fighter pilots using a fleet of ex-Israeli F-16 fighter jets based in Arizona. BYThomas NewdickJan 27, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 14, 2020ShareWatch This Huge Russian An-124 Condor Skid Off The Runway After An Engine FailureOne of the aircraft’s engines broke apart in flight, sending fragments flying through the fuselage and falling onto buildings below. BYThomas NewdickNov 14, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickAug 6, 2020ShareNew Intel Indicates Russia May Have Sent S-300 Or S-400 Surface To Air Missiles To LibyaInitial photos from Ras Lanuf and recent transport flights suggest Moscow may have bolstered Haftar’s defenses by providing advanced SAM batteries. BYThomas NewdickAug 6, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 11, 2019ShareRussia Shows Wind Tunnel Model Of An “Elephant” Airlifter Replacement For The An-124The company that designed and built the An-124s is now in Ukraine and Russia is looking for a home-grown alternative. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 11, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 25, 2019ShareRussian Transport Aircraft Deliver Men And Materiel To Venezuela Direct From SyriaThe Kremlin’s deployment is the strongest signal yet that it plans to do everything in its power to keep Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in power. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 25, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 29, 2018ShareRussia Wants To Replace Its Giant An-124 Airlifters With Updated Decades-Old DesignIlyushin began working on the IL-106 decades ago, but an updated version is in the works that aims to replace the An-124 and possibly other aircraft. BYTyler RogowayDec 29, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 13, 2018ShareRussian Tu-160 Bombers Fly 10-Hour Caribbean Patrol From Venezuela Drawing Ire From U.S.The flights come as both Russia and Venezuela are embroiled in major crises that have drawn fierce international rebukes. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 13, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 1, 2017ShareWatch A Giant An-124 Condor Land At St. Maarten’s Famous Airport For Hurricane RecoveryThe Ukrainian cargo aircraft arrived at the storm ravaged island with relief supplies including what appear to be garbage trucks. BYTyler RogowayOct 1, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 23, 2017ShareFour F-5E Tiger IIs Can Fit Inside a Boeing 747With plenty of room to spare, no less BYTyler RogowayFeb 23, 2017Share
BYThomas NewdickMar 2, 2022ShareRussia Appears To Be Preparing Its Ancient An-2 Biplanes For War In UkraineA large number of the distinctive Cold War-era utility planes have appeared at an airfield close to the Ukrainian border. BYThomas NewdickMar 2, 2022Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayNov 20, 2021ShareTrio Of Afghan Mi-17 Helicopters Quietly Arrive At The U.S. Air Force’s BoneyardThere is immense pressure to keep ex-Afghan Air Force aircraft out of the hands of the Taliban. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayNov 20, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 6, 2021ShareRussia Is Extending One Of The Runways At Its Syrian AirbaseThe extended runway at Khmeimim could help accommodate heavy airlifters carrying more cargo or other large aircraft, including possibly bombers. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 6, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJan 28, 2021ShareFirst Contractor-Owned F-16 Aggressors Include MiG Killers, Veteran Of Iraqi Reactor Raid (Updated)The F-16s that Top Aces is set to employ as aggressor jets include some historic veterans of Israel’s past conflicts. BYThomas NewdickJan 28, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJan 27, 2021ShareThe First Contractor-Operated F-16 Aggressor Jets Are Heading To North AmericaCanada’s Top Aces will challenge U.S. fighter pilots using a fleet of ex-Israeli F-16 fighter jets based in Arizona. BYThomas NewdickJan 27, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 14, 2020ShareWatch This Huge Russian An-124 Condor Skid Off The Runway After An Engine FailureOne of the aircraft’s engines broke apart in flight, sending fragments flying through the fuselage and falling onto buildings below. BYThomas NewdickNov 14, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickAug 6, 2020ShareNew Intel Indicates Russia May Have Sent S-300 Or S-400 Surface To Air Missiles To LibyaInitial photos from Ras Lanuf and recent transport flights suggest Moscow may have bolstered Haftar’s defenses by providing advanced SAM batteries. BYThomas NewdickAug 6, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 11, 2019ShareRussia Shows Wind Tunnel Model Of An “Elephant” Airlifter Replacement For The An-124The company that designed and built the An-124s is now in Ukraine and Russia is looking for a home-grown alternative. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 11, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 25, 2019ShareRussian Transport Aircraft Deliver Men And Materiel To Venezuela Direct From SyriaThe Kremlin’s deployment is the strongest signal yet that it plans to do everything in its power to keep Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in power. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 25, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 29, 2018ShareRussia Wants To Replace Its Giant An-124 Airlifters With Updated Decades-Old DesignIlyushin began working on the IL-106 decades ago, but an updated version is in the works that aims to replace the An-124 and possibly other aircraft. BYTyler RogowayDec 29, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 13, 2018ShareRussian Tu-160 Bombers Fly 10-Hour Caribbean Patrol From Venezuela Drawing Ire From U.S.The flights come as both Russia and Venezuela are embroiled in major crises that have drawn fierce international rebukes. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 13, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 1, 2017ShareWatch A Giant An-124 Condor Land At St. Maarten’s Famous Airport For Hurricane RecoveryThe Ukrainian cargo aircraft arrived at the storm ravaged island with relief supplies including what appear to be garbage trucks. BYTyler RogowayOct 1, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 23, 2017ShareFour F-5E Tiger IIs Can Fit Inside a Boeing 747With plenty of room to spare, no less BYTyler RogowayFeb 23, 2017Share
