Yıldırım-100 airborne laser defense system for the Turkish Air Force
Turkish industry has developed and is testing the Yıldırım-100 airborne defense system for combat aircraft. Using lasers, it is designed to suppress or disable infrared...
MiG-35: The Return of... Changsu?
MiG-35: Korea needs it, but does Russia need it? A serious storm is brewing around the aircraft that seems to have finally gone down in history...
Will Russian and Chinese planes save Iran?
Correcting mistakes: Following the 12-day war, Iran wants to buy 100 Su-35 and J-10 fighters....
Su-35 or a variant of chasing two hares
Indonesia has signed a deal to purchase Turkish Kaan fighter jets for an unspecified future...
Project NGP: New Bunker-Buster Bomb for the US Air Force
The US Air Force is planning to develop and field a next-generation bunker-busting bomb. The Next Generation Penetrator project is still in its early stages, but the requirements for the...
MB 174 in the war and after
Combat activities and post-war service of MB 174/175 aircraft...
WC-135 Constant Phoenix: US Air Force on the Lookout for Radioactive Threats
The US Air Force has scrambled a Boeing WC-135 Constant Phoenix radiological monitoring aircraft. Its flights are taking place against the backdrop of the Iran-Israel conflict and raise a number of questions....
Israeli aircraft and air-to-ground weapons involved in strikes on Iran
An analysis of the capabilities of Israeli combat aviation and air-to-ground weapons used in strikes against Iran....
M-345 trainer aircraft for the Italian Air Force
The Italian Air Force is receiving and fielding Aermacchi T-345A trainer aircraft. In the foreseeable future, they will replace older models and improve pilot training....
Came too late - the story of the MB 174 scout
This is the history of the creation and description of the design of French aircraft from World War II - the Bloch MB 174/175/176 series....
Superfighter: The History of the Lockheed CL-1200 Lancer
A commercial product created by the then-popular Lockheed Skunk Works under the direction of Clarence "Kelly" Johnson, the CL-1200 was developed in the late 1960s. The idea was to...
Last in their class: China's JL-9 and JL-10 combat-trainer aircraft
The PLA has a large fleet of combat training aircraft for various purposes. In recent years, it has been replenished with dozens of JL-9 and JL-10 aircraft, which are used to train pilots for modern fighters....
Let's feel sorry for Yura Ignat and the F-16
The Ukrainian Air Force admits that its "new" F-16s are significantly inferior to Russian fighters and air defense systems....
American carrier-based aviation in satellite images: tiltrotor aircraft and helicopters
The US Navy and Marine Corps operate approximately 300 tiltrotor aircraft. In addition, the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard operate more than 900 ship-adapted helicopters....
Progress and Plans: American MV-75 Tiltrotor
The US Army and Bell Textron continue to work on the advanced MV-75 tiltrotor aircraft. By the end of the decade, it is planned to be accepted into service and brought to operational readiness....
American carrier-based aviation in satellite images: training, transport and AWACS aircraft
The US Navy has specialized training aircraft designed to practice takeoffs and landings on aircraft carriers, as well as carrier-based passenger transport and AWACS aircraft...
Project Quicksink: JDAM Bombs Against Ships
The US Air Force plans to use guided bombs to combat enemy ships. To this end, research and development work is currently underway using the Quicksink cipher....
Otto Phantom 3500 Economical Aircraft Project
American company Otto Aviation continues to develop the Phantom 3500 passenger aircraft. This project introduces a number of interesting solutions aimed at increasing efficiency....
Hybrid air wings for UK naval aviation
Britain is planning to overhaul its carrier-based aviation, with a hybrid air wing concept combining manned and unmanned aircraft proposed to expand its capabilities....
Don't cry for him while he's alive.
In the West, they believe that the loss of the Tu-95 is irreparable and serious for Russia, but is this true?...
CENTCOM has released a photo of an F-15E armed with counter-UAV warheads in the Middle East.
Days after the first images emerged of Strike Eagle fighters carrying four or six LAU-131 drone-hunting pods, US Central Command...
American carrier-based fighters, attack aircraft and electronic warfare aircraft in satellite images
In 2024, the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps had approximately 870 carrier-based aircraft capable of air-to-air and air-to-ground strikes...
But the Sikorskys knew how to make helicopters...
The helicopter crisis in the US brings to mind the work of Sikorsky designers...
US Air Force plans to withdraw F-15E Strike Eagles from RAF Lakenheath
In order to maintain and replenish the fighter fleet, the USAF plans to return the F-15E fighters from Lakenheath to the US once two squadrons of F-35As are fully operational...