On Tuesday, the German Defense Minister revealed an agreement was reached for producing new ammunition for their self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, which had been given to Ukraine. This agreement addressed the View More ›
Air Defense or Fighter Jets? NATO Says Ukraine Should Focus on Ground Defense
Why NATO Focused on Air Defense Systems vs. Fighter Jets At a meeting between US and European military officials to discuss the Ukraine dispute, Kyiv made a plea for advanced View More ›
There Is No Easy Way To Counter Iranian Drones Striking Ukraine
Last week in a piece for Newsweek I told them that the drone Iran is sending to Russia are not very effective weapons in spite of the fact that they View More ›
No Air Superiority, No Winning for Russia
In a previous analysis by our very own Guy McCardle, SOFREP noted that one of Russia’s most significant gaps is its Air Force. With the US focusing on more ways View More ›
SOFREP Intercept: Ukraine Captures Rare Russian ‘Orlan-30’ Drone
A Rare Find Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, have become fixtures on the modern battlefield. There are military and non-military versions of UAVs. They have become the “eyes in View More ›
Why Russia Cannot Obtain Air Superiority in Ukraine
Size Isn’t Everything Despite having the second largest Air Force on the planet, the Russians cannot, and will not, gain air superiority in Ukraine. This fact has played a massive View More ›
Ukraine Modifies Soviet-made Jets to Fire US-made Anti-Radiation Missiles
Pentagon confirmed last month that the US sent some of its High-speed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARM) to Ukraine to help combat the ongoing war against the Russian Invasion. Since then, the View More ›
Ukrainians Blow Multiple Russian Su-35 Fighter Jets Out of the Sky
Two Billion Dollars Worth of Smoldering, Twisted Metal According to Newsweek, Russia has lost two dozen expensive Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker E fighter jets thus far in its war on Ukraine. View More ›
Russian ‘Frogfoot’ Jet Fighter Shot Down Over Ukraine
Ukrinform reports that according to the press service of the Ukrainian Airborne Assault Troops, one of their paratroopers downed a Russian Su-25 “Frogfoot” on July 29th, 2022. The press service View More ›
The Bargain Bin War; Air Force May Unload the A-10 Thunderbolt II on Ukraine
Just about 10 days after Russia invaded Ukraine, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall stated that he was “not aware of any current plan, or even discussion of a current plan View More ›