Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider: details and unknown
The US Air Force and Northrop Grumman showed off the first prototype B-21 Raider bomber. Now there is an opportunity to consider a real aircraft and draw some conclusions....
Ukraine receives Brimstone 2 guided missiles
British Brimstone 2 guided missiles have appeared in Ukraine. Increased tactical and technical characteristics are declared for them, but it is unlikely that it will be possible to use the potential of such weapons ....
Spitfires over Kyiv - is it a reality?
Did the British ex-premier say something stupid? No, it makes sense...
Gliding torpedo: HAAWC system for P-8A Poseidon aircraft reached initial operational readiness
The US Navy's P-8A Poseidon aircraft entered service with the HAAWC kit. With its help, patrol aircraft will be able to more effectively use light torpedoes Mk 54....
Boeing offers to send GLSDB missiles to Ukraine
The United States is considering the possibility of transferring GLSDB guided munitions to the Kyiv regime. Such a weapon will allow Ukrainian formations to increase the firing range, but they will be able to put it only in...
Military-technical cooperation between the West and China in the field of combat aviation
In the 1980s, against the backdrop of a confrontation with the USSR, the United States contributed to strengthening the strike potential of the PLA Air Force, assisting in the modernization of Chinese military aviation ...
French Navy takes into service upgraded ATL 2 aircraft
The French Navy has officially entered service with the upgraded Atlantique 2 Standard 6 patrol aircraft. The new upgrade package improves its operational capabilities and will allow it to remain in service ...
Military perspectives of the first Russian VTOL aircraft "Ecolibri"
In Russia now, even purely civilian developments should have a dual purpose. The forgotten slogan “Everything for the front! Everything for victory” became vital for the second time in history. Product...
UK hands over Westland Sea King helicopters to Ukraine
The UK is handing over Westland Sea King search and rescue helicopters to Ukraine. So far, we are talking about only a few sides, but there are signs of a larger delivery being prepared ....
Anti-tank capabilities of American aviation during the Second World War
The Mustang and Thunderbolt fighter-bombers were not the most effective anti-tank aircraft. But they, acting on German communications, were able to paralyze the supply of fuel and ...
"Mother of all bombs" from China: the most powerful non-nuclear weapon of the PLA Air Force
The bomber aircraft of the PLA Air Force are armed with bombs of various types and calibers. The other day, they again showed the most powerful aerial bomb with a caliber of several tons, designed for long-range ...
The use of 37-mm and 75-mm guns as part of the armament of American combat aircraft during the Second World War
During the Second World War, the US Air Force was armed with aircraft equipped with 37-mm and 75-mm guns. Work was also underway to create specialized armored attack aircraft with large-caliber ...
Anti-tank capabilities of British aviation during the Second World War
In the summer of 1942, the British first used attack aircraft armed with 40-mm cannons against German armored vehicles. But aircraft missiles have become more widespread anti-tank weapons ...
Dark horses of the SVO: aviation weapons systems and ammunition, information on the use of which in Ukraine is limited or absent
Let's consider aviation complexes and ammunition that are used or can potentially be used during the NWO, but there is not enough information about them or it is completely absent ....
Anti-aircraft missile or loitering ammunition: Iranian product "358"
A few years ago, Iran developed and began producing the 358 anti-aircraft guided missile. This product is simple, has special features and is designed to be delivered to friendly...
B-21 Raider bomber: latest achievements and plans for the future
In early December, the US Air Force and Northrop Grumman will openly show an experienced B-21 Raider bomber for the first time. This event will be the result of a long and difficult work....
First combat use: Kh-32 missiles in Special Operations
It became known that the Russian Aerospace Forces are using Kh-32 aircraft missiles in the Special Operation. Such a weapon confirms the calculated characteristics, and also demonstrates its ability to hit ground targets ....
Directed energy weapons for the NGAD fighter: new details and old problems
As part of the NGAD program, the US Air Force plans to implement a number of promising solutions and technologies. In particular, the issue of using the so-called. weapons on new physical...
"Gunship" for SVO
The experience of conducting a special operation has shown that the Russian army, for all its might, lacks something. What exactly - they already wrote on VO, and more than once. But one topic has not yet been touched upon. Namely:...
"Aircraft projectile" of the XXI century
A complex for the destruction of especially important and heavily fortified objects...
German anti-tank aviation at the final stage of World War II
At the final stage of the war, the enemy used anti-tank attack aircraft armed with 20-, 30-, 37-, 50- and 75-mm cannons, cumulative bombs and rockets ...
German anti-tank aircraft used 1941–1943
At the initial stage of hostilities on the Eastern Front, German aviation used bombs against Soviet armored vehicles, as well as 20-, 30- and 37-mm guns ...
KAZ-AT: complex of active protection of aviation equipment
Problems of increasing the security of aircraft and helicopters of combat and auxiliary aviation...
Soviet aviation anti-tank weapons of the period of the Second World War
From the first days of the war, Soviet aviation attacked enemy armored vehicles using cannons, rockets and bombs. The most effective anti-tank aircraft weapons have become ...