Aviation
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In the early 60s, the Royal Air Force of Great Britain needed an aircraft that could eventually replace the aging Folland Gnat T1 and Hawker Hunter T7 trainers. At the same time, the French Air Force was looking for a replacement for the Lockheed T-33 and Fouga TCB See 170 Magister, as well as
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In the 50s, American and British-made combat aircraft prevailed in the air forces of European states that found themselves in the US zone of influence. These were mainly American fighters: Republic F-84 Thunderjet and North American F-86 Saber, as well as British: de Havilland DH.100 Vampire and
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In the 80s, the American light single-engine fighter General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon dominated the air forces of the European NATO countries. For the sake of fairness, it must be admitted that one of the first fighters of the 4th generation, in operation since 1979, turned out to be very successful and used
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By the mid-1960s, the economies of Western Europe had almost completely recovered from the devastating consequences of World War II. This fully affected the aircraft industry in Germany and Italy, where explosive growth began. In Italy, in the post-war period, very successful
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For a long time, the American F-4 Phantom II multirole fighter, along with the B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber, was a symbol of American combat aviation. Serial production of the first version of the F-4A began back in 1960. Various versions of the "Phantom", created
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In the second half of the 50s, the Americans realized that the continental United States was no longer an island isolated by the oceans, and so far the few Soviet strategic bombers are already quite capable of dropping nuclear bombs on American cities. Particularly vulnerable was
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The rapid development of jet aviation in the first post-war decades, an increase in the speed and range of combat aircraft, as well as the creation in the USSR of sea and air-based anti-ship cruise missiles, sharply raised the issue of protecting American aircraft carrier groups. If the first
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Soon after the appearance of radars, the question arose about increasing the detection range of air targets. This problem was solved in several ways. As far as possible, they tried to place radar stations at dominant heights, which made it possible not only to increase the area
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All previously built aircraft for early warning and control of the US Air Force and NATO E-3A / B and most of the E-3C in the 21st century underwent modernization and refurbishment in order to increase combat capabilities and extend the flight life. At the moment, the E-3 Sentry is one
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As already mentioned in the previous part of the review, by the beginning of the 70s of the last century in our country, work on a fundamentally new radio-technical complex "Bumblebee", intended for AWACS aircraft of the next generation, entered the final stage. Radar created at the Research Institute
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In this part of the review, we will focus on aircraft that are not so widely known as the E-2 Hawkeye or E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft, however, which left their mark on the history of aviation and in some cases had a noticeable impact on the course of hostilities or distinguished themselves in the field of combat. with illegal
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The United States has more flying radar pickets for the Air Force and Naval Aviation than all other countries combined. This applies to both the number of copies and the number of models. The bulk of the built AWACS aircraft entered the fleet, since aircraft carriers were considered the main
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In the second half of the 60s, it became clear that the modernization potential of the EC-121 Warning Star AWACS aircraft was practically exhausted. The leaky cabin and piston engines prevented high-altitude patrols and the full potential of on-board radars. Use for
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The Soviet military leadership was greatly impressed by the effective use of the Israeli Air Force of American E-2C Hawkeye AWACS aircraft during the 1982 Lebanese War. At that time, the Soviet Union had a limited number of heavy Tu-126s, which had already become quite obsolete. For
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Despite the efforts made in the Soviet Union, it was not possible to bring the AWACS carrier-based aircraft to mass production. After the collapse of the USSR, due to the permanent lack of money for defense spending, this topic was no longer returned to the "new" Russia. As an inexpensive alternative
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USSR / Russia In our country, work on the installation of radars on combat aircraft began in the pre-war period. However, the realization of the need for radar patrol aircraft did not come immediately, and the first stations were intended exclusively for searching for enemy bombers at night
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PRC PRC, later than in the USA and the USSR, began to create AWACS aircraft, and this path was not easy and full of pitfalls. Nevertheless, the Chinese have made impressive progress in this area. One of the main reasons for the interest of the PLA Air Force in "air radar pickets" was the regular violations
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Israel The Israeli Air Force was the first in the Middle East to use radar patrol aircraft in real combat. Israel, having received the E-2C Hawkeye, used them very effectively in 1982 during the armed confrontation with Syria. Four "Hawks", replacing each other, practically
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Pakistan is one of the largest recipients of Chinese weapons. By order of the Air Force of this country at the end of 2005, on the Y-8-200 platform, a prototype of the Y-8P AWACS aircraft with a rotating disk-shaped radar antenna was created. The Pakistani military took part in the testing of the radar, in their opinion
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Despite the fact that the first prototype of the radar patrol aircraft appeared in the United Kingdom earlier than in the United States, the British in the post-war period did not manage to create a truly effective AWACS machine. As already mentioned in the first part of the review, the first deck
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In the 90s of the last century, the leadership of the PRC set a course for a radical modernization of the armed forces. The growing economy and the increasing role of China in world politics required new qualitative approaches to military development. At the end of the 20th century, the stake was on a few ballistic missiles and a huge
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In this final part of the cycle, we will talk about the states where AWACS aircraft began to be built relatively recently or in small quantities. For ease of presentation, these countries will be listed in alphabetical order, which of course does not reflect the degree of achievement or priority of one or another
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In the southwestern part of the US state of California, in the Mojave Desert, there is the largest US Air Force Flight Test Center - Edwards Air Force Base. The base is named after the American military pilot Captain Glen Edwards. This pilot distinguished himself during the fighting in
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During the Cold War, the US Air Force and Navy had special aviation units, the main purpose of which was to train and train pilots of combat squadrons in close air combat techniques with fighters in service with the countries of the eastern bloc. During the war in
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Enduring Freedom Goals Not Achieved Despite the efforts of the United States and its allies, the goals of Operation Enduring Freedom, which began in October 2001, have yet to be fully achieved. Although more than $ 500 billion has been spent on the military campaign, peace has not come to Afghanistan. WITH
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During the war in Southeast Asia, the leadership of the US Department of Defense came to the understanding that in order to support units performing special missions behind enemy lines, modified aircraft, different from those used in line units, were needed. Aviation parts
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In the postwar years, France was one of the leading countries in the development of military aircraft and guided anti-tank missiles. At a certain stage, French jet fighters on the world arms market were in sharp competition with the Soviet and American
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Aviation of the special operations forces of the US Air Force. Given the diversity and specificity of the tasks performed by the American special operations forces, the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) has a wide range of samples of various aviation equipment, among which there are very
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Aviation of the special operations forces of the US Air Force. In a previous publication, Air Force Special Operations of the US Air Force, we examined the tasks and structure of special operations forces, and also got acquainted with the US Air Force MTR aircraft, created on the basis of the military transport C-130 Hercules. Today we will talk about
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Aviation of the special operations forces of the US Air Force. Currently, unmanned aerial vehicles for various purposes have become widespread in the American armed forces and play an important role in the "war on terror" declared by the US leadership. It is only natural that the Force Command
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Unmanned aircraft of China. According to American intelligence, in 2000, the People's Liberation Army of China had just over 100 reconnaissance drones. Approximately 70% of the drones available to the troops were light vehicles with piston engines designed for
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Unmanned aircraft of China. In the 1960-1970s, as part of the confrontation between NATO and the Warsaw Pact, the United States and the USSR were creating heavy unmanned aerial vehicles with jet engines, which were intended for conducting tactical reconnaissance. The military leadership of the superpowers believed
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Chinese unmanned aircraft. Currently, Chinese developers and industry are able to create and serially build all types of UAVs. Due to the presence of our own modern radio-electronic base, timely issuance of terms of reference to designers and generously allocated funding
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Chinese unmanned aircraft. After saturating all branches of the armed forces with unmanned aerial vehicles and comprehending the experience of their use, the command of the People's Liberation Army of China set the designers the task of designing highly specialized miniature UAVs intended for
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Air defense system of Turkey. In the second half of the 1980s, it became clear that the Turkish Air Force's fighter fleet was largely outdated and needed to be updated. As of 1985, about half of the 300 Turkish fighters did not meet modern requirements. The first Turkish supersonic fighters
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The SEPECAT Jaguar aircraft, designed as a single universal training and combat platform, as it turned out during the tests, was not suitable for the role of a training "twin". The Anglo-French consortium did not manage to create a supersonic training aircraft with increased flight
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The CM-170 Fouga Magister is a jet two-seater combat trainer, which was designed by French designers, the main purpose of this aircraft was the flight training of Air Force pilots. This aircraft became the second specially designed jet trainer in the world after
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In early 1978, in Brazil, Embraer began designing an aircraft that would later become known as the EMB-312 Tucano. As conceived by the developers, the main purpose of the "Tucano" was to be the training of pilots, as well as the use as a light attack aircraft and a patrol aircraft
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On March 5, the American company Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems, with the participation of the US Air Force Research Laboratory, conducted the first flight of the advanced unmanned aerial vehicle XQ-58A Valkyrie. In the future, this machine should become a universal construction platform
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In connection with the new tensions in the situation, I would like to analyze the correlation between the armed forces of the ROK and the DPRK. Air Force of the Republic of Korea The Air Force of the Republic of Korea is not very large in number, but very modern and in good condition. They are based on 42 F-15K heavy fighters (60% consisting of