Germany approves Polish request to send MiG-29s to Ukraine

Germany has given its approval to Poland’s request to transfer five Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, as Ukraine continues to seek advanced weaponry to defend itself against Russian aggression. The decision was made after Poland sought permission from Germany, as the receiving country of the aircraft, to send them on to Ukraine.

PAF MIG-29's passing over the airbase (39716709450)
Nicky Boogaard from Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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RAAF and U.S. military partnership paves the way for successful MQ-4C deployment in Guam

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is playing a vital role in the deployment of the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle. Recently, RAAF personnel worked alongside their counterparts from the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy to facilitate the shipment of Forward Operating Base (FOB) equipment and a Mobile Remote Quick Look (RQL) trailer to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam in February.

Royal Australian Air Force Squadron Leader Stephen Grimmer, assigned to the Persistent Maritime Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program Office (PMA-262) Triton – Cooperative Program out of Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, and Teresa Ruleman, Dayton T. Brown Inc. electrical engineer, attach a support to a Mobile Remote Quick Look trailer aboard a C-17 Globemaster III at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Feb. 1, 2023. The RQL trailer was flown to Andersen AFB, Guam by a 3rd Airlift Squadron aircrew. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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