October 16, 2022 Military Aviation News

Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled attacks in three directions, aircraft struck the invaders with 30 strikes General Staff

10/16/2022

The Ukrainian military repelled Russian attacks on the Kramatorsk, Bakhmut and Avdiivka fronts on Saturday. Summary by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00. "Units of the Defence Forces of Ukraine repelled enemy attacks in the districts of the settlements of Novosadove on the Kramatorsk front, Yakovlivka, Berestove, Bakhmut, Bakhmutske and Opytne on the Bakhmut front, Krasnohorivka, Nevelske, Pervomaiske, Mariinka and Pobeda on the Avdiivka front.

China sends 11 warplanes, 4 naval ships around Taiwan ahead of 20th CCP Congress

10/16/2022

The Ministry of National Defense said it had tracked 11 aircraft and four ships from China’s military around the country by 5 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 15), the day before the opening of the 20th Communist Party Congress. Of the 11 People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) aircraft, two Shenyang J-11 fighters jet entered the southwest sector of the country’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ), the military tweeted.

Xi's looming third term in China raises threat of war over Taiwan

10/16/2022

From a young age, Wang You-cheng and his friends debated what seemed like a theoretical question: If China were to attack, would they be willing to fight to protect their home? Growing up in Hualien, where half a dozen military installations guard Taiwan's east coast, the boys became accustomed to the sounds and sights of preparation for a war that seemed like it would never come. Airtight windows at schools blocked out the boom of F-16 fighter jets; military trucks mixed with mopeds in traffic.

Why the famed Russian Air Force failed in Ukraine and the vital lessons IAF can draw from it

10/16/2022

Defeat of Russian air power in Ukraine raises hard questions for IAF. In the 1st of a 3-part series, ThePrint investigates lessons from Ukraine war for IAF’s equipment & doctrines.

MEP urges Ukraine’s western partners to send fighter jets to intercept Russian cruise missiles

10/16/2022

Ukraine should receive Western warplanes and other necessary means to counter Russian cruise missiles and forestall further Russian attacks. This was stated in a comment by Guildhall by the Member of the European Parliament from Poland, a member of the Development Committee, Beata Kempa, Ukrinform reports.

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