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Ukraine receives Swedish ASC 890 radar planes, joint defense production ahead

Sweden has delivered ASC 890 radar reconnaissance aircraft to Ukraine, Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal officially confirmed in a post on X on Aug. 24, also announcing plans for joint defense manufacturing between the two countries.

24 August 2025, 04:32 PM

‘NATO’s all-seeing eyes’: Alliance tracks Russia from the sky with modified AWACS plane

The E-3A Sentry surveillance aircraft, better known as AWACS, has been flying at 9 kilometers altitude to monitor activity over the Baltic Sea near Russia’s militarized Kaliningrad exclave, Business Insider reported on July 28.

28 July 2025, 03:58 PM

Russia sentences Yalta resident to 14 years over A-50 aircraft loss

A court in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai has sentenced a Yalta (occupied Crimea) resident to 14 years in a high-security prison for "high treason" related to the destruction of an A-50 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, RFE/RL reported on Dec. 2.

2 December 2024, 09:52 PM

NATO deploys AWACS over Poland to monitor Ukraine and Russian activity

NATO has redeployed Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft in the airspace over Poland to monitor the skies over Ukraine and Russian military activity, and to strengthen the alliance's presence in the region, the UK Defense Journal reported on June 30.

1 July 2024, 12:26 PM

Ukraine's historic downing of Russia's A-50 aircraft attributed to Patriot system, U.S. Colonel confirms

It was a Patriot system that allowed Ukraine to strike a Russian A-50 Airborne Early Warning & Control (AWACS) aircraft for the first time in January 2024, a U.S. Army official confirmed.

10 June 2024, 11:26 AM

British intelligence: Over 100 Russian combat aircraft lost to Ukrainian defenses

Russia may have lost at least 100 fixed-wing combat aircraft since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the British Defense Ministry’s intelligence reported on April 20, following the first downing of a Tu-22M3 BACKFIRE C strategic long-range bomber by the Ukrainian air defenses.

20 April 2024, 03:25 PM

At least one Russian A-50 AWACS damaged in drone attack on Taganrog aircraft plant – HUR source

At least one Russian A-50 Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft was damaged in a drone attack on the Taganrog aircraft plant on March 9, according to NV source in the Ukrainian Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR).

13 March 2024, 03:10 PM

Russia hopes to revive production of A-50 AWACS aircraft

Russia now plans to restart production of A-50 airborne warning and control (AWACS) aircraft, after losing two of them in Ukraine in 2024, Sergei Chemezov, head of Russia’s state-owned corporation Rostec, said on Feb. 29.

1 March 2024, 12:20 AM

Ukrainian forces down three more Russian Su-34 jets in one day – Air Force Commander

Ukrainian Armed Forces took down three Russian Su-34 fighter jets in one day, the Air Force commander Mykola Oleshchuk reported on Feb. 29.

29 February 2024, 04:50 PM

Ukrainian Air Force notes steep decline in observations of Russia's key A-50 recon aircraft recently

The Russian military has not been using A-50 airborne early warning & control (AWACS) aircraft for several days, Yuriy Ihnat, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force Command, said on national television on Feb. 27.

27 February 2024, 05:15 PM

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