Ukraine’s Air Force moves toward combat-ready new developments with promised surprises

Ukraine’s air-force commander says new aircraft developments are essentially finished and in testing, with older jets repurposed to carry Western missiles (Storm Shadow/SCALP and HARM) and to drop precision bombs, while MiG-29s and Su-27s are further modernized into multirole fighters; more capabilities are expected and the commander hints at strategic “surprises” as Kyiv continues to adapt to Russian air defenses and push these aircraft into combat.