The most heavy-lifting and heavy serial helicopter in the world continues its development. In the near future, tests of an experienced Mi-26Т2В helicopter should be tested. After they are completed ...

All those who are at least a little interested in the technical features of modern combat aviation and other military equipment have come across more than once in Runet with jingoistic comparative ...

The modernization of Soviet military equipment by foreign companies always attracts attention. If the industry of Ukraine is taken for such projects, then the hottest discussions should be expected ....

At the end of the 50, the main strike force of the deck assault squadrons was the A-1 Skyraider and A-4 Skyhawk. Piston "Skyrader" was ideally suited to combat the partisans, clearing the area with ...

International cooperation in developing new projects is not unusual, but some of its results may be of particular interest. So, two decades ago, cooperation ...

This heavy piston machine with a pedigree dating back to the middle of the 1940's, was for many years a heavenly companion of Soviet submarines. Avro Shackleton was mass-produced from 1951 to 1958 year, for ...

The Pentagon plans to upgrade its long-range bomber fleet, but in addition to airplanes, it needs new aviation weapons. The National Interest has attempted to assess the current situation in ...

Despite the cessation of serial production of F-8 Crusader fighter jets, the US Navy command was in no hurry to part with them. In general, a very good aircraft, it is quite consistent with the ...

In the foreseeable future, the US Air Force wants to get a promising long-range bomber B-21 Raider. The development of this machine has already started, but the project is facing some or other problems ...

In the 50-s of the last century in the United States were created many interesting samples of aviation technology, which left a noticeable mark in the history of world aviation. One of these aircraft was a jet deck ...

The Ministry of Industry and Trade told how much civilian supersonic aircraft can cost to 50 seats and what potential demand there is for them. Given the existing scientific and technical reserve, Russia, ...

88 years ago, on January 30, for the first time, the prototype of the Soviet multipurpose combat aircraft ANT-1930 (P-10), developed by the design team under the direction of A.N. Tupolev ...

The first serial impact seaplanes М6А1 "Seyran" from the end of November 1944, began to come into service with the 631 kokuti (air corps) of special purpose, organizationally included in the 1 ...

Today there are not so many countries in the world that can develop and produce seaplanes, but Japan is one of them. Currently, the Japanese Self-Defense Forces are used to ...

One of the tasks of the Navy aviation is to search for and destroy enemy submarines. At present, the Russian industry is updating existing anti-submarine aircraft, as well as ...

The Chinese amphibian amphibian program, AG600, is nearing completion. It is already clear that AG600 "Jiaolong" (water dragon) will become the largest of all existing today ...

The events of recent days determine the future of Russian long-range aviation. The aviation industry began testing the first strategic missile carrier of the new series, and also received an order for ...

If someone believes that the era of screw warplanes is forever in the past, he is mistaken. In Brazil, the aircraft manufacturer Embraer does not think so accurately ....

Simultaneously with the development and creation of submarine aircraft carriers for the Japanese fleet, work was carried out on their aviation component — a striking onboard seaplane ...

China never ceases to amaze professionals with its achievements in various fields of science and technology. Last year, the country set another record in the field of aviation - Chinese experts ...

On January 21, 1944, the German Air Force launched Operation Steinbock (Mountain Goat) - the last attempt at massive air strikes on the territory of Great Britain ....

Probably, few of those who launch radio-controlled helicopters and four propellers know that at first such helicopters were much larger and looked very different ...

Alpha Jet is a light jet attack aircraft and training aircraft, which became the joint development of the German aviation company Dornier and the French concern Dassault-Breguet, ...

In the coming year we continue the cycle of articles intended for a wide range of lovers of military and aviation history and reflecting the stages of the emergence (during the First World War) and the development of a special ...