New Kamikazes or Why Ukrainian F-16 Pilots Don't Rush to the Sky
The "Fighting Falcon" has too many enemies and no allies in the skies of Ukraine. The pilots of the Ukrainian Air Force are in no hurry to fly for glory for quite good reasons....
Italy orders 17 AW249 helicopters, flight tests continue
Leonardo Helicopters AW249 Fenice (Phoenix) is an attack helicopter project being developed by the Italian company Leonardo. Development of the AW249 officially began after receiving a contract for 487...
Supernal begins testing electric tiltrotor
An unknown aircraft of unusual appearance was spotted at one of the American airfields. According to the latest reports, it was an experimental convertiplane powered by electric propulsion from...
Kaiser's Tin Donkey
"Tin donkey!" - the reaction of the young but distinguished ace Hermann Goering to the new aircraft was skeptical. However, like most of his colleagues: Manfred von Richthoffen dubbed it "a gutter...
The KOMTA bomber is the "first pancake" of Soviet aircraft manufacturing
...The test pilot was outwardly calm, if a little paler than usual. He sat down in the pilot's seat and took hold of the control column. The huge triplane, its engines snorting, began its takeoff run. A long, very long takeoff run!...
Is a helicopter needed on the battlefield?
Old tactics are harmful for new machines, there are no new tactics yet: about the place of the helicopter on the modern battlefield....
Gotha Bombers – Terror from the Skies
On May 5, 1917, the roar of dozens of aircraft engines could be heard over the town of Folkestone. Over the years of war, the British had become accustomed to bombing: German Zeppelins often visited the skies over the British...
First Mirage 2000 delivered to Ukraine
Less than a year after the announcement of the transfer, the French Defense Minister announced the delivery of the first Mirage 2000 aircraft to Ukraine, piloted by Ukrainian pilots...
Development and modernization of GBU-57/B precision-guided bombs for bunker busting
The US Air Force strategic aviation has a heavy GBU-57/B MOP bomb. It has special combat characteristics, and measures are being taken to further increase its potential....
The Collapse of the Universal Combat Aircraft Idea
Why the idea of a universal aircraft as a concept in the 21st century is gradually fading into oblivion, and who is to blame for this....
Su-25: Out into History
About the disappearing class of stormtroopers and its possible replacement...
Is this what will fly over our borders?
The XB-1 demonstrator has reached supersonic speed, making Boom Aerospace the first private company to fly a supersonic aircraft. What does the future hold?...
Slovakia buys Black Hawk helicopters to replace unwanted Vipers
After several months of deliberation, Slovakia has finally decided to purchase 12 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters for its military...
ERAM simplified air-launched missile project
The US is developing the ERAM air-launched missile. This product is required to have high tactical and technical characteristics and reduced cost....
Fighter aviation of Poland
There is no information about whether Poland transferred its MiG-29s to Ukraine. But it is known that after the start of the Second World War, Ukrainian fighters were repaired at Polish enterprises, and Ukraine received spare parts and...
Air combat in the mid-21st century
Over the last 100 years, air combat strategy and tactics have changed significantly. What will await us in 20-30 years?...
F-15E and F-15EX to receive AGM-158C LRASM missiles
The US Air Force's F-15E Strike Eagle and F-15EX Eagle II fighter jets will now be armed with the AGM-158C-1 LRASM (Long Range Anti-Ship Missile), allowing the Air Force aircraft to strike surface targets at sea...
Give us missiles against the Russians! And better ones than the Russians have!
The British military is talking about the need to equip the new generation Tempest fighters with longer-range air-to-air missiles....
Please Don't Love It, But Welcome It: F/A-18F Gets Official Name 'Killer Hornet'
The "Killer Hornet" made its combat debut last year in the Red Sea, the name is a little late, but what difference does that make?...
General Atomics' New Air-to-Surface Missile Project
American company General Atomics has taken on the development of an air-to-surface guided missile for the first time. The appearance of the future product was recently shown, but its main features are still...
Rafale vs. Su-35: No Chance of Victory
A hypothetical air confrontation between aircraft of two powers....
US completes B61-4 nuclear bomb upgrade, prepares for B61-7 bomb upgrade
The United States Nuclear Security Administration has announced the completion of the program to improve the new B61-12 nuclear weapon and the upcoming start of production of the modification...
"White Emperors" have turned the US upside down
Unusual reaction to China's new generation aircraft...
And yet the falcon turned out to be a sparrow
US Air Force Colonel Explains Why F-16s in Ukraine Haven't Lived Up to Expectations...