Although by the beginning of the war with the Soviet Union there were a significant number of dive bombers and fighter-bombers in the Luftwaffe, in Germany, work was underway to build armored attack aircraft ...

As part of the strategic aviation modernization program, an important step has been taken - the assembly of the new Tu-160M aircraft has been completed. This event can be considered the first significant result of recent actions ...

Most of the air forces of the Warsaw Pact member countries were very closely acquainted with the unique airborne technical and, therefore, combat capabilities of the advanced twin-engined ...

By the time Nazi Germany attacked the USSR, there were no well armored attack aircraft in the Luftwaffe, comparable to Soviet Il-2, or specialized anti-tank aircraft ...

What are the features of the 5 generation fighter compared to previous generations? The one who had the opportunity to make a comparison on personal experience can best tell about this — ...

Exactly 95 years ago, on November 6, 1922, the Dornier Do-J seaplane, aka "Val", that is, "Kit", took off for the first time. Since the Versailles Treaty forbade Germany to build ...

Bombers - the largest, most complex and expensive combat aircraft of its time. After all, delivering deadly cargo to the enemy’s territory is a task for which they don’t regret their efforts and resources ...

Mi-28H "Night Hunter" (according to the NATO Havoc codification, "Ravager") - Russian attack helicopter produced by PJSC Rostvertol, part of the Russian Helicopters holding ....

It is believed that of the main countries participating in the First World War, Russia had the most numerous, but at the same time the most backward army. Infantry and cavalry - our everything, the rest if it was ...

By the beginning of the Second World War in Great Britain and the United States there were no serial attack aircraft capable of effectively fighting German tanks ...

This text is a continuation of the abridged translation of the book “Luftwaffe'45. Letzte Fluge und Projekte ”, made by a colleague of NF68, is the author of translations of many interesting topics ...

The RVV-BD missile was officially put into service in the 2014 year and today it has the maximum launch range among all air-to-air guided missiles in the world ....

According to the decree of the Central Committee of the CPSU and the Council of Ministers of the USSR from 16 December 1976, the work on the creation of a new-generation combat helicopter was officially started ...

This text is a continuation of the abridged translation of the book “Luftwaffe'45. Letzte Fluge und Projekte ”, made by a colleague of NF, is the author of translations of many interesting topics ...

During World War II, the Allies supplied the P-39 Airacobra fighter to the USSR. Before the war, the Americans announced a competition for a fighter for their army. As part of this competition, Bell and ...

The process of creating a promising "Medium Military Transport Aircraft" (SVTS), intended to replace some of the existing machines, continues. Recently, new details of this have become known ...

By the second half of the 70-x in the USSR, there was already a noticeable number of Mi-24 combat helicopters, and the military had gained some experience in their operation ....

A huge amount of controversy and reflection regarding the development and future application in practice of the American concept of a “Fast Global Impact” can be found on Russian expanses ...

An open information policy of military departments can lead to the most interesting results. Long before the planned appearance of a real model of military equipment begins to speak out ...

When we talk about Spain, we first of all remember the corrida, the siesta, the rest on the seashore under the scorching sun ....

The combat helicopter Mi-24, which was the main striking force of army aviation, was absolutely not suitable for deployment on large landing ships ...

"As grandma whispered" - F-35 pursues evil fate, turning the project into another Pentagon failure. Although ......

The YakB-12,7 large-caliber four-barreled machine gun mounted on the Mi-24В was well suited to combat manpower and unarmored equipment ....

This text is an abridged translation of the book “Luftwaffe'45. Letzte Fluge und Projekte ”, made by a colleague of NF, is the author of translations of many interesting topics relating ...