Russian air defenses may not have been at their best in Venezuela, but the West may find the results against the US and in other wars encouraging.

Russian forces appear to have modified Shahed-136 one-way attack drones to carry man-portable air defence missiles, marking a tactical evolution aimed at threatening Ukrainian fighter aircraft deployed to intercept the slow-moving UAVs.

The Kremlin mothballed Admiral Kuznetsov, ending a refit that began more than seven years ago. Russia is the only permanent UN Security Council member without a carrier

Ukraine said it took a Russian Su-27 and Su-30 out of action.Patrick AVENTURIER/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Ukraine said it destroyed two Russian jets inside a hangar by sneaking in undetected. It adds to a long string of Ukraine's claimed kills against ...

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NATO member Romania scrambled F-16 fighter jets in response to a Russian drone attack on Friday, the country's Ministry of National Defence said. Officials said there was no violation of NATO airspace from the Russian weapons and that two jets were deployed to "monitor the border area with Ukraine."

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 ...