The An-225 was built for maximum power and payload, in contrast to other large jet aircraft, like the Boeing 747 and Airbus A380, which were made for commercial efficiency. The successful four-engine Antonov An-124 served as the model for the design, but the An-124 lacked the power required for the ambitious new Buran project.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said attacks took place across nine regions, including Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv, Zaporizhzhia, Poltava, Kyiv, Odesa, Sumy and Kharkiv.

Ukrainian attacks on Russia's Belgorod region have killed two civilians while Russian shelling in eastern Ukraine left one man dead

US President Donald Trump stated this week that he and Erdoğan will be negotiating a "large-scale purchase of Boeing aircraft." However, Turkish Airlines said it has yet to make a firm decision on a large Boeing acquisition.

Poland has scrambled its aircraft and put ground-based air defence systems on full alert in response to a large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine on the night of 2-3 September. Source: Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces on X (Twitter), as ...

Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack targeting regions across Ukraine early Saturday, killing at least three people and wounding dozens more, Ukrainian officials said.

Venezuela has kicked off three days of large-scale military drills in the Caribbean, deploying troops, warships, and Russian-made fighter jets in what officials called a direct response to the growing US presence in the region,

Moscow claims incursion into Estonia was ‘scheduled flight’ after Donald Trump warns the breach could lead to ‘big trouble’