Lfa 50 News Today

South Korea, transitioning from reliance on U.S. military hardware to self-reliance, has emerged as the world's 8th largest weapons exporter, pitching the KAI FA-50 light fighter to various countries, including Thailand.

Ukraine's strikes on Russia's costly A-50 surveillance planes are seriously impacting Moscow's intelligence capabilities. Kyiv has destroyed at least two A-50s in the air, with another damaged in Belarus. Russia, possessing only a handful of these aircraft, struggles to replace them. Ukraine's recent attack on a repair facility further hinders Russia's efforts.

According to Ukrainian Pravda, the missile Ukraine used to shoot down a Russian A-50 radar plane wasn’t an ex-American Patriot. No, it was an ex-Soviet 5V28.

Saturday marks two years since Russia launched a full-scale invasion.

We don’t know exactly how Ukrainian forces shot down one of the Russian air force’s eight remaining Beriev A-50 radar-early-warning planes on Friday. But we do know why.

A report from the Singapore Airshow yesterday affirmed that the Philippines is close to entering negotiations to buy fighter jets from Sweden to bolster its defense.

Dispatches from Ukraine. Day 692.

Ukraine claimed on Monday that it shot down a Russian military reconnaissance aircraft over the Sea of Azov on Sunday. The loss of even a single A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft could be a serious blow to the Kremlin's air power in the region.

The Ukrainian Air Force managed an impressive feat by shooting down a key command and control Russian aircraft and severely damaging a spy plane. 

The A-50 detects air defences and coordinates targets for Russian jets.