The acquisition of the warplanes comes amid ongoing fighting in northern Tigray region that started last month.

Experts say Moscow is seeking arms revenue and further diplomatic influence.

ADDIS ABABA, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Ethiopia has taken delivery of 12 Russian-made Su-35 fighter jets and will later receive four S-400 air defence systems from Moscow as part of a drive to bolster its ...

Ethiopia has received its first Russian Su-35 fighter jets a year ahead of schedule and plans to field 12 jets and four S-400 ...

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced on October 28, 2026, that Ethiopia will receive four Russian S-400 Triumf long-range air defense batteries under an existing agreement with Moscow. The ...

Ethiopia has received 12 Russian Su-35 fighter jets and plans to buy four S-400 air defense systems as fighting grows in ...

Ethiopia’s Su-35 announcement highlights Africa’s growing importance as traditional export markets for Russian combat ...

Takeaways Up Front 1. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced in Moscow that Ethiopia received 12 Russian Su-35 fighters, with four S-400 batteries to follow.

Around 36,000 people have crossed into Kenya after deadly clashes in Ethiopia's Moyale area, where aid agencies report ...

Ethiopia has publicly displayed Russia’s Orion-E drone, extending Moscow’s role in an unmanned fleet already drawing on Turkish, Chinese and Iranian systems, while weapons, datalinks and logistics ...

Heavy fighting erupted between Ethiopian government forces and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in Chila, in Tigray’s Central Zone, on October 25 ...

Ethiopia has 38 times Eritrea's people, up to three times its troops and armed drones. Here is why a war would still be costly and difficult to end.