Aviation
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Naval Air Station Key West is located in the southwestern part of Florida. A naval base was established in the area to counter piracy in 1823. It was expanded substantially in 1846 during the Mexican-American War. During the American-Spanish War of 1898
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Despite the low efficiency of supersonic fighter-bombers in the implementation of direct air support for ground units and operations against tanks, the Air Force leadership until the early 70s saw no need for a low-speed armored attack aircraft. Work
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In the mid-30s, military theorists in different countries began to view tanks operating in conjunction with motorized infantry as the main strike weapon in a future war. At the same time, it seemed quite logical to create new anti-tank weapons. Well protected from anti-aircraft fire
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In the post-war period, work continued in the USSR on new armored attack aircraft. Simultaneously with the creation of fighters and front-line bombers with turbojet engines, the design of attack aircraft with piston engines was carried out. Compared to those already in service
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Back in the years of World War II, attack aircraft pilots were faced with the fact that it was very difficult to get hits from guns into a single tank. But at the same time, the speed of the Il-2 was about half that of the Su-25, which is considered not too fast an aircraft with good conditions for an attack
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The experience of local conflicts has shown that a helicopter armed with anti-tank guided missiles is one of the most effective means of fighting tanks. For one shot down anti-tank helicopter, on average, there are 15-20 burned and destroyed tanks. But a conceptual approach to
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The built-in large-caliber four-barreled machine gun YakB-12.7, mounted on the Mi-24V, was well suited to combat manpower and unarmored equipment. There is a known case when a bus with rebels was literally cut in half by a dense line of YakB-12.7 in Afghanistan. But the helicopter crews
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The combat helicopter Mi-24, which was the main striking force of the army aviation, was absolutely not suitable for deployment on large landing ships. Therefore, in the early 70s, the Kamov Design Bureau, which by that time had become the main designer of helicopters for the Navy, began to create a transport-combat helicopter in
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According to the decree of the Central Committee of the CPSU and the Council of Ministers of the USSR of December 16, 1976, work was officially started on the creation of a new generation of combat helicopter. Its main task was to be the fight against enemy armored vehicles, fire support for ground forces, escorting its own
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By the beginning of World War II, there were no serial attack aircraft in Great Britain and the United States that could effectively deal with German tanks. The experience of hostilities in France and North Africa showed the low efficiency of fighters and bombers in service when using
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By the second half of the 70s, the USSR already had a noticeable number of Mi-24 combat helicopters, and the military had accumulated some experience in their operation. Even in the ideal conditions of the exercises, it turned out to be problematic to use "twenty-fours" simultaneously for fire support and landing. In that
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By the time Nazi Germany attacked the USSR, the Luftwaffe did not have well-armored attack aircraft comparable to the Soviet Il-2, or specialized anti-tank aircraft. Within the framework of the "Lightning War" concept, provide direct air support to advancing units and
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Nowadays, few people remember the first Western anti-tank guided missile, the Nord SS.10, which was adopted by the French army in 1955. The world's first serial ATGM was created on the basis of the German Ruhrstahl X-7 and was controlled by wire. In turn, on the basis of SS.10 specialists
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Although by the beginning of the war with the Soviet Union, the Luftwaffe had a significant number of dive bombers and fighter-bombers, work was underway in Germany to create armored attack aircraft. Such a machine to support its own and destroy enemy tanks was developed on the instructions of the Ministry
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At the end of the 60s, the basis of the strike power of the tactical aviation of the US Air Force was made up of the F-100, F-105 and F-4 supersonic fighter-bombers, optimized for the delivery of tactical nuclear charges and strikes with conventional ammunition against large stationary targets: defense nodes, bridges
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In the 60s, the construction of anti-tank helicopters in Europe was very limited, which was determined by both the imperfection of the helicopters themselves and the low characteristics of guided missile systems. The military was distrustful of the chirping rotary-wing vehicles
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According to Western expert estimates, after the end of the Iran-Iraq war, about a hundred AN-1J attack helicopters remained in Iran. However, difficulties with the supply of spare parts and not always timely maintenance led to the fact that in the early 90s, hardly half of the available
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The combat experience of using the French light anti-tank helicopters Alouette III and SA.342 Gazelle demonstrated that they have a chance of success in the event of a surprise attack, and without entering the enemy's air defense zone. Light, barely armored vehicles were very vulnerable and could be easily shot down
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Simultaneously with the growth of the economy, the leadership of the PRC embarked on a course towards a radical modernization of the armed forces. In the 80-90s, thanks to military-technical cooperation with Western countries, modern models of equipment and weapons appeared in the PLA. Creation and operation of combat helicopters in China
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Despite the termination of mass production of the F-8 Crusader fighters, the US Navy was in no hurry to part with them. In general, a very good aircraft, it was in full accordance with the tasks in front of him. However, one of the reasons why the F-4 Phantom II did not quickly ousted from the decks of aircraft carriers
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In the late 60s, Soviet airborne troops were equipped with towed artillery systems and self-propelled artillery mounts. The airborne self-propelled guns were also entrusted with the tasks of transporting over the armor of the landing force and they were used as tanks in the offensive. However easy
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In the 50s of the last century, many interesting samples of aviation technology were created in the United States, which left a noticeable mark on the history of world aviation. One of these aircraft was the F-8 Crusader (Russian Crusader) jet carrier-based fighter, created by Vought. Creation and adoption on
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In the first half of the 80s, the Tupolev Design Bureau began developing a new multipurpose unmanned vehicle, which, in addition to performing reconnaissance missions, could strike at ground targets. According to the aerodynamic design, the new UAV repeated the well-mastered Tu-141 and Tu-143. But compared to
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As already mentioned in the first part of the review, radio-controlled aircraft with piston engines were actively used in the first post-war years to ensure the process of testing new types of weapons and combat training of air defense forces. However, the aircraft built during the Second World War, in most
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The first work on the creation of unmanned aerial vehicles in the USSR began in the early 30s of the last century. Initially loaded with explosives, radio-controlled drones were considered as "air torpedoes". They were supposed to be used against important targets, well covered by anti-aircraft
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In light of the operation of the Russian Aerospace Forces deployed in the Syrian Arab Republic, the attention of foreign and domestic media has again been drawn to one of the most discussed Russian combat aircraft in recent years - the Su-24M. Previously, this front-line bomber was heavily criticized for its high
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Until production was discontinued in 1993, export-modification Su-24MK bombers were supplied to Algeria, Iraq, Syria and Libya. The contract concluded with India was later terminated at the initiative of the customer, and front-line bombers with inscriptions in English on the hatches and assemblies were
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As you know, Americans love to make various ratings, including those related to weapons and equipment. Naturally, in these ratings, the first places are taken by samples and products of American production
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In 1932, Komsomolsk-on-Amur was founded on the banks of the Amur in the middle of the Far Eastern taiga. Within 10 years, the city became an important industrial and defense center. During the Great Patriotic War, steel was smelted at its enterprises, combat aircraft and ships were built
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Among the residents of Komsomolsk-on-Amur, the name "Dzemga" is primarily associated with the Leninsky urban district, as the Komsomol residents call this area of the city among themselves. The very same word "Dzemgi" is of Nanai origin and is translated as "Birch grove". Before construction of the city began in 1932
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So there is a dear reader - you are not mistaken, in this publication we will talk about the bombers of the "An" brand, designed under the leadership of the Soviet aircraft designer Oleg Konstantinovich Antonov. The world famous O.K. Antonov became after the creation of a number of very successful transport and
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Hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of forest land are burned out on our planet every year. Forest fires cause enormous damage. In addition to harm to the environment, industrial wood, animals, and often people die in the fire. In order to timely detect fires and prevent the spread of fire on
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In local conflicts around the world, there have been many cases of the use of originally purely peaceful aircraft in hostilities. Quite often, converted agricultural aircraft were involved in assault strikes in the course of numerous local wars and mutinies
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On March 26, 2016, the publication of Kirill Sokolov (Falcon) was published on Voennoye Obozreniye: "Tu-22M3: time for retirement?" I want to say right away - I have great respect for Kirill and for the fact that he found it possible to publish, albeit a rather controversial, but very interesting article, on
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The Hunter fighter became, perhaps, the most successful British jet fighter in the 50-70s in terms of its characteristics and commercially successful on the foreign market. In terms of the number of British combat jets sold to foreign customers, the Hunter could only
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The first AWACS aircraft in the United States were created during the Second World War. The urgent need for such machines appeared after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. American admirals wanted to receive information about approaching enemy aircraft with enough time to take off
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In the 90s, left without Soviet orders, the management of Aero-Vodokhody decided to “seek happiness” in the West by taking part in the JPATS (Joint Primary Aircraft Training System) program, which envisaged the creation of a single training aircraft for initial training for the Armed
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In the history of aviation, there are aircraft that do not shine with high speed, altitude and flight range, carrying capacity or a large number of passengers carried. In these winged machines there is nothing special in terms of some advanced technical solutions or breakthrough aviation
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The history of Komsomolsk-on-Amur began on May 10, 1932, when the steamers "Komintern" and "Columbus" landed on the Amur coast, near the village of Permskoye, the first group of builders, numbering about 1000 people. The new city on the banks of the Amur was originally conceived as a military-industrial center on
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Czechoslovakia has never been a great aviation power, but membership in the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA) and the Warsaw Pact Organization (OVD) put this country in the 60-80s as a leader in the production of training aircraft. There is no doubt that the lungs are jet