Interesting Engineering on MSN

Russia tests new 35,000-pound-force engine on its fifth-gen stealth fighter

Russia's Su-57 stealth fighter has completed its first flight with a new fifth-generation engine to improve the fighter's performance.
The Mover and Gonky Show on MSNOpinion

Revisiting - how Russia and the US build their fighter jets differently

The United States and Russia have long been rivals in military aviation, each pushing the limits of fighter jet technology. While U.S. jets emphasize stealth and precision, Russian aircraft are built for power and agility.
The National Interest

Russia’s Su-57 Felon Fighter Jet Is Stronger than America Wants to Admit

Washington’s analysts constantly judge the Su-57 through an F-22 or F-35 lens. Russia doesn’t fight that way. Their defense strategy—as seen in Ukraine thus far—is fundamentally one of attrition: using old, simple technology that can be reliably ...
WGHP

Startling video shows Russian fighter jet flying within feet of US F-16 near Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Military officials have released new video of a startling encounter between a Russian fighter jet flying near Alaska and a U.S. Air Force F-16 sent to intercept it. In the video released Monday, the Russian plane comes from ...

Ukraine said it sneaked into a guarded Russian airbase and destroyed 2 jets worth up to $100 million combined

Ukraine said it destroyed two more Russian fighter jets by sneaking into an airfield hangar over the weekend, estimating the destroyed aircrafts' combined worth at up to $100 million.
Business Insider

Inside the high-speed missions fueling Western fighter jets on Russia's doorstep

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Reuters

Berlin deploys fighter jets to Poland after Russian drone incursions

BERLIN, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Germany has deployed five Eurofighter jets and some 150 military personnel to the Polish town of Malbork to help secure the country's airspace, the German air force said on Thursday, in response to Russian drone incursions in ...
UPI

South Korea scrambles jets as Russian, Chinese planes enter air defense zone

SEOUL, Dec. 9 (UPI) --South Korea's air force scrambled fighter jets as nine Chinese and Russian military aircraft briefly entered its air defense zone on Tuesday morning, military officials said. Seven Russian and two Chinese military aircraft entered the ...
Business Insider

Ukrainian pilot says his French Mirage 2000 fighter has a 98% kill rate against Russian drones and missiles

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