Disposable bomb clusters RBK-500 in Special Operations
Russian front-line aviation uses RBK-500 disposable bomb clusters against enemy positions. These products carry a large number of submunitions capable of covering a significant area and...
Flights and combat sorties on the B-52: memories of a pilot
Keith Shiban flew combat missions over Iraq...
What should the strategic bomber of the near future be like?
Tu-160M? PAK YES? No, a primitive mass-produced aircraft based on civilian technologies and components. Simple and cheap, which Russia could produce in hundreds...
New in Special Operations: combat use of the X-69 cruise missile
In 2022, Russian industry introduced a new air-launched cruise missile, the Kh-69. Recently it became known that this product was successfully brought into use by the troops and in combat...
Is Rafale a betrayal or a necessary measure for Serbia?
Serbia is ready to sign an agreement on the purchase of Dassault Rafale multirole fighters...
Chinese carrier-based fighters
Back in the first half of the 1990s, the Chinese top military-political leadership came to the conclusion that it was necessary to have aircraft carriers in service...
Meetings without obligations: Su-35C and F-16
Some conclusions from meetings of F-16 and Su-35 in a situation close to combat, which should not be drawn in Russia...
Helicopters against Houthi drones. Successful experience
Joint groups of NATO naval forces in the Red Sea are actively using carrier-based helicopters to combat Houthi drones. Shouldn't we learn from the enemy's experience...
Chinese naval fighters based at coastal airfields
On April 1, 2001, a Chinese J-8D interceptor collided in mid-air with an American reconnaissance EP-3E ARIES II. As a result of the collision, the J-8D pilot was killed, and the American plane was under threat...
Russian laughter and American sin
The US admits the failure of the F-35 program and is accelerating the aircraft replacement program...
Bomber and missile-carrying aircraft of the Chinese fleet
The armament of Chinese missile-carrying bombers includes medium- and long-range anti-ship missiles, including those copied from the Russian X-31 missile...
IL-114-300: looks like there is light at the end of the tunnel?
The first flight of the new Il-144-300 evokes ambivalent feelings...
Death on takeoff-2 or wait for a miracle?
The Minister of Defense promises the army a new transport aircraft to replace the Il-112V...
Long-range radar patrol aircraft of Chinese naval aviation
The Chinese carrier-based AWACS aircraft KJ-600 has entered the final stage of testing, the adoption of which is expected in the near future...
Domestic large caliber aerial bombs
Recently, the attention of specialists and the public was attracted by domestic FAB-3000 aerial bombs. At the same time, the Aerospace Forces also have heavier ammunition with special combat qualities....
Tactical aircraft are potential carriers of FAB-3000 with UMPC
New nightmare of the Ukrainian Armed Forces...
Who is the TU-2 being resurrected against in the USA?
Why are US Air Force specialists painstakingly restoring the TU-2S Dragon Lady...
The feasibility of using strategic, long-range and transport aircraft as carriers of FAB-3000 with UMPC
The most powerful non-nuclear weapons of our time, produced in large series, require appropriate delivery vehicles...
Accidents and losses of B-2 Spirit bombers
The US Air Force is proud of its B2 Spirit stealth bomber. However, its operation has not been problem-free - there have been several serious accidents in the past, and one aircraft of this type was...
Flight testing of the experimental aircraft Boom XB-1 began
Flight tests of the experimental XB-1 aircraft have begun in the United States. With its help, the development company Boom Technology plans to develop new technologies to create a supersonic airliner...
FAB-3000 and its prospects
Russian industry has resumed production of FAB-3000 aerial bombs. Due to the large caliber, such weapons are distinguished by special combat qualities and are capable of hitting complex and protected...
Why has domestic civil aviation still not landed?
Forecasts for the spring of 2022 did not come true - Russian carriers are still in the sky, albeit with minor reservations. All that remains is to find out whether the sanctions are not working or whether domestic airlines have found...
This is mythical air superiority
Should countries change the concept of using air force following the Americans?...
PLA Navy Aviation: basic patrol and reconnaissance aircraft
In addition to fighters and bombers, Chinese naval aviation is armed with AWACS aircraft, long-range manned reconnaissance aircraft, basic anti-submarine aircraft, electronic warfare and radio-technical warfare aircraft, seaplanes and...