Mikoyan MiG-21

India has retired its last Mikoyan MiG-21s after more than 60 years of operation.

Data from Aviation Week Intelligence Network’s Fleet Discovery Military tool indicate that what remained of deposed Syrian President Bashar al Assad’s air force after a decade of civil war may not have posed a modern threat.

As of Dec. 1, Zagreb has temporarily handed over the peacetime protection of Croatia’s airspace to Hungary and Italy.

Romania has become the latest European country to sign for the Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

As the first Croatian Rafales arrive, neighboring Serbia lays out plans for its own procurement of the French fighter.

In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Romania has significantly increased its defense spending, allocating 2.5% of its GDP and placing it among the highest spenders within NATO. To maintain its role in enhancing alliance security, the Romanian Air Force has embarked on several fleet recapitalization initiatives.

India’s acquisition of 31 General Atomics MQ-9B UAS from the U.S. could boost the subcontinent’s status as a defense MRO hub, according to former Indian Defense Secretary Ajay Kumar.

A top USAF officer says aircraft will arrive in Ukraine next year but warns they will not be a silver bullet in fighting Russia.

Romania will end operations with its Mikoyan MiG-21 LanceR fleet on May 15, transitioning its fighter fleet to secondhand Lockheed Martin F-16s.