Jets & Planes but no UAV's here.

[MarkSheppard]

Ukrainians have integrated French AASM-250 Hammer rocket-boosted guided bombs onto their Su-25s (following integration onto Su-27s and MiG-29s), giving their Su-25s a standoff strike capability.

[DRG]

The Ukrainian OOB already had a plethora of LGM to choose from and it's getting tight for space AND unit 159 has 8 of them with a 200 hex range though admittedly they aren't the biggest bang LGBs but unit 157 does

We never, ever expected the Ukrainian OOB to be filled up but it's getting close but I think the end to this conflict will be sooner rather than later

[MarkSheppard]

China just unveiled a possible three engine very long range heavy strike fighter flyable demonstrator similar to the FB-22/FB-23 concepts from 20 years ago.

https://www.twz.com/air/china-stuns-...den-appearance

tons of pictures there.

[Pibwl]

Small tweak:
Oob74 Malaysia

272 MB-339AM - according to Polish nTW 1/2024 article, grounded in 2018 and withdrawn in 2021 (now ends in 110)

[MarkSheppard]

https://x.com/NOELreports/status/188...rc=twsrc%5Etfw

BREAKING: Minister of the French Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu announced that the first Mirage 2000-5F fighters have been delivered to Ukraine.

"With Ukrainian pilots trained for several months in France on board, they will now participate in defending Ukraine's sky," he added.

[DRG]

Originally Posted by MarkSheppard

https://x.com/NOELreports/status/188...rc=twsrc%5Etfw

I had it in the working copy of the Ukraine OOB already and was only 1 month off in my guesstimate start date

OTOH the report from Feb 6 says "they have been" so they may have been there in Jan as I had them but I will leave it as Feb 2025 start

[blazejos]

Just d'like to add something about lasts Su-22M4 (Fighter-bomber) or rather (Frontline bomber) in soviet designation in Poland Summer 1984- September 2025

Last Flight in movie from local tv
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUbFooidegg

Here photo of Su-22M4 in last camo used since 2012



Here Su-22UM3K trainer in special camo new and old together



And here in old camo used since the beginning in Poland



https://zbiam-pl.translate.goog/arty..._x_tr_pto=wapp
https://defence24-pl.translate.goog/..._x_tr_pto=wapp

[MarkSheppard]

India has retired their MiG-21 fleet.

https://apnews.com/article/india-air...c6d636fae30b77

September 26, 2025

NEW DELHI (AP) — India retired its last fleet of Soviet-era MiG-21 fighter jets Friday, ending more than six decades of service with an aircraft once celebrated for its combat prowess but later derided as a “flying coffin” due to frequent crashes.

...

According to official data, India procured 872 MiG aircrafts of various models between 1966 and 1980, making it the biggest operator of the aircraft in the world.


Between 1971 and April 2012, as many as 482 MiG crashes were reported, killing 171 pilots, 39 civilians, 8 service personnel and 1 aircrew. Human error and technical issues were cited as the causes.

The crashes earned the fighters a grim nickname of “flying coffins” and inspired a blockbuster Bollywood movie “Rang De Basanti” in 2006 based on the death of a young MiG-21 pilot.

On Friday, the fighter was accorded a colorful farewell with a last sortie led by Air Force Chief, Air Marshal AP Singh in the presence of Defense Minister Rajnath Singh at the northern Indian air base of Chandigarh. Upon landing, the fighter was accorded a water canon salute.

“The MiG-21 has the distinction of being an aircraft which has trained generations of Indian fighter pilots. It was a joy to fly. It made me the fighter pilot I am today,” air force Group Capt. Indranil Nandi said.

[DRG]

Strangely enough the Indian OOB does not have MiG-21's beyond a decade ago-----Dec 2015
My notes from that time are LONG GONE but seeminly someone passed on info before WinSPMBT Version 10.0 was released that Indian MiG-21's were OOS Dec 2015

Dec 2015 MAY have been a partial retirement of older airframes as this retirement only involved 2 squadrons.
I have extended the end dates of the COIN MiG-21bison to 9/125

[MarkSheppard]

Originally Posted by DRG

Dec 2015 MAY have been a partial retirement of older airframes as this retirement only involved 2 squadrons.

From googling around:

1.) it appears that from 2017 to 2024, four MiG-21 squadrons were phased out.

2.) The original MiG-21FL (Type 77) was retired in December 2013 while the remaining MiG-21Ms (Type 88) "were scheduled" to be retired by 2015.

Googling EVEN further and compiling everything from multiple sources gets this rough list of Indian MiG-21 variants:

MiG-21F-13 (Type 74) -- 8 delivered, served from October 1963 to ??. Had NR-30 cannon with 80 rounds.

MiG-21PF (Type 76) - 6 delivered. No gun; relied entirely on missiles.

MiG-21FL (Type 77) -- Designed by MiG in the Soviet Union to Indian requirements, first 54 built in USSR, last 196 in India. Introduced GP-9 gunpod with GSh-23 cannon and 200 rounds, which displaced the 490-litre drop tank, cutting endurance. Typically, only six to eight squadron aircraft flew “gun-fitted,” while the rest carried drop tanks. In service 1965 - December 2013.

MiG-21M (Type 88). Redesign of MiG-21FL to carry GSh-23L internally with 200 rounds as well as an actual purpose built gyroscopic sight. 158 built in India, served 1973-2015.

MiG-21MF (Type 96) - Indian built MiG-21M fitted with more powerful engine. May have retired around 2015. NOT the same as MiG-21MF (izdeliye 96) built in USSR. Crazy, i know right.

MiG-21 Bis (Type 75) Internal GSh-23L with 250 rounds. First 75 delivered in 1977 as kits from USSR; by 1984, 220~ more built in India. Unknown when the last pure Bis was retired; but likely between 2017-2024.

MiG 21 Bison - 120~ remanufactured MiG-21 Bis with modern avonics, etc. Internal GSh-23L with 250 rds. Last two squadrons retired Sep 26, 2025.