OscarM wrote: ↑06 May 2022, 20:19
Forgive me if I misread something but is there somewhere an overview of what/which aircraft are deployed to eastern Europe at the moment? RAF F-35's in Estonia? Growlers at Spangdahlem? RNLAF F-35's in Bulgaria? F-15E's in Poland? Others?
Romania (Constanta): USAF, AMI (Typhoons), RAF (Typhoons)
Bulgaria (Graf Ignatievo?): Dutch F-35
Poland (Lask): USMC F/A-18’s, and I think SP F-16?
Lithuania: Polish F-16, Spain EF-18, Czech Gripens
Estonia: Belgium F-16’s, French Mirage 2000-5
According to a schedule published recently
Plus of course the long range patrols from French Rafales and USAF F-35’s, Aviano F-16’s.
Poland (Lask): USMC F/A-18’s, and I think SP F-16?
SP Replaced by AV (510th FS) (29-04-2022)
OscarM wrote: ↑06 May 2022, 20:19
Forgive me if I misread something but is there somewhere an overview of what/which aircraft are deployed to eastern Europe at the moment? RAF F-35's in Estonia? Growlers at Spangdahlem? RNLAF F-35's in Bulgaria? F-15E's in Poland? Others?
Romania (Constanta): USAF, AMI (Typhoons), RAF (Typhoons)
Bulgaria (Graf Ignatievo?): Dutch F-35
Poland (Lask): USMC F/A-18’s, and I think SP F-16?
Lithuania: Polish F-16, Spain EF-18, Czech Gripens
Estonia: Belgium F-16’s, French Mirage 2000-5
According to a schedule published recently
Plus of course the long range patrols from French Rafales and USAF F-35’s, Aviano F-16’s.
Poland (Lask): USMC F/A-18’s, and I think SP F-16?
SP Replaced by AV (510th FS) (29-04-2022)
OscarM wrote: ↑06 May 2022, 20:19
Forgive me if I misread something but is there somewhere an overview of what/which aircraft are deployed to eastern Europe at the moment? RAF F-35's in Estonia? Growlers at Spangdahlem? RNLAF F-35's in Bulgaria? F-15E's in Poland? Others?
Romania (Constanta): USAF, AMI (Typhoons), RAF (Typhoons)
Bulgaria (Graf Ignatievo?): Dutch F-35
Poland (Lask): USMC F/A-18’s, and I think SP F-16?
Lithuania: Polish F-16, Spain EF-18, Czech Gripens
Estonia: Belgium F-16’s, French Mirage 2000-5
According to a schedule published recently
Plus of course the long range patrols from French Rafales and USAF F-35’s, Aviano F-16’s.
and don't forget the daily Typhoons operating from the UK (Coningsby and Lossie) and RAF Akrotiri.
Aviation Defense News May 2022 aerospace air force industry
POSTED ON TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2022 10:57
According to Drew Hinshaw in The Wall Street Journal on May 23,
the Czech Republic has donated attack helicopters to Ukraine,
and along with Slovakia,
has allowed Ukraine’s army to send armored vehicles across their borders for repairs before they are returned to the conflict.
On April 7, Army Recognition reported that seized Russian tanks and military vehicles along with damaged Ukrainian military vehicles
might end up at repair companies in Slovakia.
As a result, the military aid provided to Ukraine might not be limited
to the supplies of fuels, ammunition, air defense and anti-tank missiles.
The Mil Mi-24V gunships (actually, Mi-35, the export version of the Mi-24V)
donated by the Czech Republic were deployed to Ukraine in recent weeks,
part of a broader effort to help the country reclaim parity in its own airspace, Drew Hinshaw writes.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin thanked the Czechs for their donation
during public comments after a meeting of allied defense officials on May 23.
The gifts make the Czech Republic—which in April became the first NATO country to report donating tanks to Ukraine—
the first to give Ukraine attack helicopters as well.
The Mi-35 (export version of the Mi-24V) was manufactured by the Rostvertol company based in Rostov on Don. The Czech Air Force got Mi-35s with several of its upgrade packages.
Improvements applied to the Mi-35:
Aviation Defense News May 2022 aerospace air force industry
POSTED ON TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2022 10:57
According to Drew Hinshaw in The Wall Street Journal on May 23,
the Czech Republic has donated attack helicopters to Ukraine,
and along with Slovakia,
has allowed Ukraine’s army to send armored vehicles across their borders for repairs before they are returned to the conflict.
On April 7, Army Recognition reported that seized Russian tanks and military vehicles along with damaged Ukrainian military vehicles
might end up at repair companies in Slovakia.
As a result, the military aid provided to Ukraine might not be limited
to the supplies of fuels, ammunition, air defense and anti-tank missiles.
The Mil Mi-24V gunships (actually, Mi-35, the export version of the Mi-24V)
donated by the Czech Republic were deployed to Ukraine in recent weeks,
part of a broader effort to help the country reclaim parity in its own airspace, Drew Hinshaw writes.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin thanked the Czechs for their donation
during public comments after a meeting of allied defense officials on May 23.
The gifts make the Czech Republic—which in April became the first NATO country to report donating tanks to Ukraine—
the first to give Ukraine attack helicopters as well.
The Mi-35 (export version of the Mi-24V) was manufactured by the Rostvertol company based in Rostov on Don. The Czech Air Force got Mi-35s with several of its upgrade packages.
Improvements applied to the Mi-35:
I spoke with the Czech personal during the Tiger Meet.
The Mi-35 will be withdrawn from service in September.
The open day in Namest is cancelled.
The squadron will be combat ready with the Bell in June 2023.
14 Su-25 attack aircraft from "one of the Eastern European partners" were delivered to Ukraine, the NEXTA news agency reported. The machines were delivered "in parts" by land. Interestingly, the number of aircraft delivered corresponds to the size of the Bulgarian Su-25 fleet, and eight of them have recently been modernized by the Belarusian aviation plant in Baranavichy.
Today, 14JUN around 16.00z, two aircraft were seen circling Rzeszow airport coming from and going to the Poznan area (ADS-B).
They were flying at around 20000ft with 300/320kts.
They were pinging callsigns AE21S and AE22S and their hexcodes were ae55ff and ae55fb respectively.
What was that?
Looking at ADS-B Exchange replay, they were fast jets from Powidz, likely fighters. Several Herky flights went there today as well, on a roundtrip Ramstein-Prestwick-Powidz-RS. From what I've seen, ae.... hex codes tend to be USAF, or at least US mil. New fighter deployment?
Key wrote: ↑14 Jun 2022, 23:09
Looking at ADS-B Exchange replay, they were fast jets from Powidz, likely fighters. Several Herky flights went there today as well, on a roundtrip Ramstein-Prestwick-Powidz-RS. From what I've seen, ae.... hex codes tend to be USAF, or at least US mil. New fighter deployment?
Erik
Think the VMFA-323 Hornets which staged through Keflavik and Prestwick last week ended up at Lask.
14 Su-25 attack aircraft from "one of the Eastern European partners" were delivered to Ukraine, the NEXTA news agency reported. The machines were delivered "in parts" by land. Interestingly, the number of aircraft delivered corresponds to the size of the Bulgarian Su-25 fleet, and eight of them have recently been modernized by the Belarusian aviation plant in Baranavichy.
The Bulgarian government denied that they handed over their Frogfoots. At least a number of those operational in Bulgaria participated in a live firing exercise at Balchik recently so they are obviously still in Bulgaria.
However, there are also some aircraft at Bezmer in unairworthy condition and they might be involved. Additionally I never saw any mentioning anywhere of the four former North Macedonian AF Su-25s that still should be in storage at Petrovec. They were received from Ukraine a long time ago and might be available for transfer although not 14 obviously.
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