Russia has long needed an AWACS aircraft—a flying radar and airborne command post, without which neither fighters nor air defenses can operate at full capacity—but only a handful of such aircraft are in service:...
Following the collapse of the joint European FCAS (Future Combat Air System) project, France officially announced its intention to develop a next-generation fighter jet on its own.
A new domestic air-to-air missile, the RVV-SDM, has been unveiled. It is designed for use on Su-57 fighters and is now being introduced to the international arms market.
The Italian-German G.91 fighter-bomber was a highly successful aircraft for its time. However, due to the protectionism of major Western aircraft manufacturers, it was not widely used...
The Lioré et Olivier LeO 451 was a twin-engine medium bomber of all-metal construction. The aircraft had a crew of four and was equipped with all the latest technologies of the time...
The promising domestic Spectra PV-10 Tango training system is undergoing refinement and testing. It will enter serial production and delivery to customers in the foreseeable future.
The transition of airborne early warning aircraft to wide-body platforms, the proliferation of fixed active phased array (AESA) systems in place of rotating antennas, and the high-profile story of the cancellation and partial return of...
The carrier-based E-2 Hawkeye, designed from the ground up for long-range radar surveillance, and the land-based E-3 Sentry, which has been the backbone of the US and NATO AWACS system for almost half a century, have come a long way...
To spot a low-flying target beyond the horizon, the radar was raised into the air—thus the birth of the AWACS class of aircraft, whose journey from plywood Wellingtons with rotating antennas to helicopters...