For Su-57 and J-20, they quickly prepare an opponent. Why does the Pentagon have a headache?
Surprise in the Asia-Pacific sector: The Pentagon will challenge the domination of the air-military component of the transitional and 5-th generations of the Russian Aerospace Forces and the Chinese Air Force ...
Guided bomb GBU-53 / B SDB II. Easier and more accurate
In the near future, a new bomb, the GBU-53 / B Small Diameter Bomb II, will go into service with US military aircraft. It is expected that this ammunition will increase the combat effectiveness of front-line aviation and will allow ...
Anti-submarine seaplane "Sin Maive" PS-1 (Japan)
Japan needs naval aviation. She requires aircraft class "flying boat". The first model of this type, created independently, was the PS-1 aircraft of the Xing Maive ...
Su-33, MiG-29K and Yak-141. Battle for deck
On the USSR’s first springboard aircraft-carrying cruiser “Tbilisi” (later named “Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov”), deck-mounted aircraft were tested: Su-27K, MiG-29K and Yak-141 ...
Russian aircraft vertical takeoff: a look into the future
Russia may build a new aircraft carrier, and the fleet will need advanced aircraft models. Naval aviation can get a new vertical takeoff and landing aircraft ...
France and Germany will jointly create a sixth generation fighter
France and Germany decided to unite efforts in the framework of creating a new multi-purpose combat aircraft of the next generation ...
“Luftwaffe in 45. Recent flights and projects. Continued. Part of 5
A shortened translation of the book “Luftwaffe'45. Letzte Fluge und Projekte. Interesting topic about the German air force ...
XM215 Multiple Barrel Gun helicopter protection system (USA)
Helicopter assault affects the outcome of the battle, but the enemy tries to attack the landing machines. To eliminate the risks in the United States developed a weapon system XM215 Suppressive Fire Weapon System for ...
Yakovlev vs. Polikarpov: True or Fiction?
How much did the designer Polikarpov suffer from the undercover actions of Deputy Commissar Yakovlev? How realistic was the appearance of the “miracle weapon” - the I-185 fighter? ...
Bombers Yakovlev. Yak-2 and Yak-4
Yakovlev? Alexander? Bombers? Nevertheless, such a moment took place in our history! ...
Stalin falcons. How to fight the elite fighter air regiment
The opinion is widespread that by the beginning of the Great Patriotic War in the Soviet Union there were no pilots who could fight on equal terms with the aces of the Luftwaffe. However, it is not...
LaGG-3: across "expert" opinions and legends
A jet of disagreement with Iksperdam regarding the aircraft LaGG-3 ...
New Russian anti-submarine aircraft: development continues
Modernization of anti-submarine IL-38 aircraft under the project with the letter “H” is under way. Machines will be able to serve for a long time, but plans are being made to modernize anti-submarine aviation ...
Swedish "Griffin" of the fifth generation
When creating the Gripen E fighter, the survival parameter was put at the forefront, combining the pilot's situational awareness with the ability to counter threats ...
Engines for MiG-31, interceptions and complex "Dagger"
The MiG-31 interceptors are mastering a new specialty, and the industry is proposing new ways to extend their service life. So, in parallel with the current modernization, it is possible to resume the release ...
The treacherous "fighter" for the wars with Russia and China. "Osprey" passes the baton
After the publication of information about the first successful flight test of the promising American tiltrotor Bell V-280 "Valor", held in Amarillo (Texas) on December 18, 2017, in ...
American training aircraft T-6C TEXAN II
After the end of the Second World War, the golden era of propeller-driven airplanes came to an end, and more advanced jet machines began to replace them en masse. However, in some niches screw ...
President's news: Dagger aircraft missile system
1 March, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about promising models of weapons and equipment designed for strategic deterrence of a potential enemy. Together with other samples was ...
High-speed combat helicopter
Fulfilling an order from the military, the Russian aviation industry is working on advanced helicopter designs. One of the main goals of new projects is to increase the possible ...
Wing infantry armor (part 2)
At the end of the 60, the Soviet airborne troops were equipped with towed artillery systems and self-propelled artillery installations ...
Details of the upcoming baptism of Su-57 in the Middle Eastern sky. No chance of "opening" the enemy
Looking through the Syrian and Middle Eastern and Western information resources in the late evening of February 21, it was hard to believe my eyes when the first reports about the arrival on the Syrian ...
From Su-35 to Su-35. Different projects with similar names
Several years ago, the serial construction of Su-35С fighters began. It is curious that by that time a plane with a similar designation was already present in the product catalog of the Sukhoi Design Bureau. Consider ...
With eyes wide open: Aerial electronic warfare. Part of 4
Regarding the capabilities of EW fighters, the AN / ASQ-239 system from BAE Systems is undoubtedly one of the most advanced EW air systems ...
Su-34 vs. F-15E, or How not to compare combat aircraft
Recently, an extremely interesting article by the respected Evgeny Damantsev's “Red” threat level for the Russian Aerospace Forces was published on the pages of “Military Review”: the result of the secret race “tactics” Su-34 and ...