Aviation 2024, November
The US Air Force intends to destroy enemy air defense systems with the help of a massive attack with inexpensive kamikaze drones. Reconnaissance and combat drones have become perhaps the most actively used type of weapon in the fight against extremist militants. But this way of fighting is far from
How the fighter aircraft of the Baltic Fleet was destroyed … How often we are convinced of the truth of the Russian proverb: "The less you know, you sleep better." Especially when we find out THAT, from which sleep disappears altogether. Recently in the Russian press and on TV there has been a lot of talk about
As part of the 2010 Farnborough International Aerospace Show in the UK, Lockheed Martin's Business Development Director Bill McHenry said at a press conference that the latest modifications of the F-16 fighter are the most advanced in the world
In the local conflicts of the last decade with the participation of the United States, the role of special operations, aimed at demoralizing enemy troops and the civilian population, has significantly increased. The result was achieved by purposeful influence on the consciousness and way of thinking of people. Carrying out similar operations
In the summer of 1919, the first post-war aviation exhibition opened in Amsterdam. Holland, France, England and Italy took part in it. Fokker instantly grasped the idea that was in the air: Holland could play an important role in aviation. Indeed, after the war, the victorious countries did not develop
In the summer of 1918, six British fighters, led by the ace Major McCuden, found a lone German plane in the air over their territory. For a long time the air battle was in full swing, but its outcome was a foregone conclusion. The bullet overtook the German pilot, the plane crashed, and it was found that he was carrying the latest
By the time of the birth of the person Sergei Ilyushin, we will now move on. But the moment of birth of the designer, probably, not everyone knows. But even Ilyushin did it within the framework of history. I believe that the designer Ilyushin was born on September 8, 1910. And I even know the place of birth: the former Kolomyazhsky hippodrome
Our previous post in English about the experience of using Russian UAVs in Syria caused serious passions on the blog. Taking into account numerous opinions and veiled hints, we present this material authored by Anton Lavrov in Russian. Recall that the original article "Russian UAVs in
Dedicated to all compatriots who fought for the good and prosperity of our Motherland - Russia! It all started with politics The idea of writing this article arose after reading another news about the next report announced by the US Congress (11/15/2018 reported by TASS), about the alleged military threat
C-music is a comprehensive aircraft self-defense solution. In the photo, under the fuselage of the B707 aircraft in the aerodynamic pylon, the Elisra Paws missile launch warning system and the J-Music infrared targeting system are installed in the aerodynamic pylon
Actually, the colorful Indian film with dancing seems to have come to its natural ending. India withdrew from the joint project with Russia FGFA (Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft) and in dance moved a little further to France. For the Raphael. No problem, at least not for the F-35. What are all these talking about
Three-barreled 20-mm cannon M197 from General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products in the ventral nacelle of the Bell AH-1 W SuperCobra helicopter However, while
The fifties of the last century were a period of rapid development of nuclear technology. Superpowers built their nuclear arsenals, building nuclear power plants, icebreakers, submarines and warships with nuclear power plants along the way. New technologies held great promise. For example, atomic
A Quick Start and an Inglorious End The Air Force wants its own hypersonic weapon even more than the Navy or the US Army. One of the manifestations of this desire was the conclusion of a contract for the creation of a non-strategic hypersonic cruise missile Hypersonic Conventional
Since the end of September, Russian aviation has been participating in the fight against terrorist organizations in Syria. Numerous strikes are launched against the enemy's targets using various aviation weapons, including the newest. By now, some types have become known
The most expensive and possibly the largest army cemetery in the world for old equipment is the American Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, or The Boneyard, as the locals call this base. "Cemetery", or rather the 309th Aerospace Service and Processing Center (AMARG)
Since 2007, Russia and India have been working together on the FGFA (Fifth-Generation Fighting Aircraft) fighter project. The purpose of this work is to create an export version of the T-50 aircraft, taking into account the wishes of the Indian military. Last winter in the Indian media
To make the aviation holiday truly unforgettable, you need a demonstration performance of the aerobatic team on modern aircraft. As part of the recent Rostov campaign "Contract Service - Your Choice!" similar tasks were solved by the pilots of the Russian Knights group. Their aerobatic program became
At the recent exhibition of weapons and equipment Eurosatory-2014, the European company Airbus Helicopters (formerly Eurocopter) showed a mock-up of its new helicopter. A full-size model of the EC645 T2 was delivered to the exhibition site. The new helicopter project is a further development of rotary-wing
On June 17, 1955, the Tu-104 jet passenger plane made its first flight in the Soviet Union. This aircraft largely determined the further development of passenger aviation on the planet, and its very creation became an important milestone in the history of world aviation. About a year later, September 15, 1956
"… Continuation of advantages" No matter how good the aircraft was, the trial operation at first gave a generous crop of disadvantages. Almost from every flight the Tu-160 brought failures of a variety of systems and, first of all, complex and capricious electronics (the fact that the development of B-1B by the Americans
From the battlefield into space Everyone has probably heard that the American company Scaled Composites is creating the largest (with some reservations) aircraft in history, which has two fuselages and acts as a platform for launching space rockets. Although in mass and length, the brainchild of Scaled Composites is strong
Foreign and domestic media regularly make attempts to compare one or another military equipment. Based on the available information, they are trying to draw conclusions about the superiority of one sample over others. A few days ago, the American edition of Business Insider
Old "allies" One of the main aviation news in April this year was the news of an agreement between France and Germany, aimed, among other things, at creating a new generation fighter. This was announced at the International Aviation and Space Fair ILA-2018, which was held in Berlin
Unbreakable Union There is one thing that really brings Russia and Ukraine together. This is an almost complete absence of any reasonable unification of technology in the armed forces. Presumably, it makes no sense to explain in detail why the uniformity of military equipment, which performs the same tasks, has
F / A-18F "Advanced Super Hornet" Without exception, all modifications of the F-16A / C multipurpose tactical fighter have become the most widespread, easy-to-maintain and effective in battle aircraft of the "4" and "4 + / ++" generations. "Falcons", designed to act as a light interceptor in
The serial "killer" on December 24, 2019, near the Dzemga airfield in the Khabarovsk Territory, crashed a Su-57: fortunately, the pilot ejected and survived. It was the first production model, which, of course, only added fuel to the fire ignited by the critics of the program
Heavenly Gran Torino It's hard to find epithets to describe the B-52 strategic bomber. "The most honored", "the deadliest", "the oldest" - these are just words that cannot convey the greatness of a combat vehicle by a tenth of a percent. Perhaps the best definition for a B-52 is
The CV / MV-22B tiltrotor was adopted by the US Marine Corps in 2007. It is the only aircraft currently in operation that takes off and lands vertically and has a high horizontal flight speed
New frontiers At one time, the author raised the issue of equipping the Russian fifth generation fighter Su-57 with the latest aviation weapons. It was the turn of the F-35 aircraft, which enters "adulthood" like a naughty teenager. With conflicts and scandals, which, however
What is NGF? The International Aerospace Salon Le Bourget-2019 kicked off on Monday in the suburbs of Paris. He became 53rd in a row. The importance of this event can hardly be overestimated. This is one of the largest aviation salons in the world, within which one can expect the conclusion of multibillion-dollar
Evolution of the "strategist" In one of his previous materials, the author tried to answer the question of what kind of fighters will appear in the future. Today we'll talk about "strategists". First of all, let's try to answer the question of where exactly bombers will evolve. I must say that
Chronicles of a problem fighter Recently, the author came across the material of Oleg Kaptsov "Jet fighter Me.262: shame and degradation of the Luftwaffe." The first thought was a critical review, however, after reading it more carefully, he (the author) realized that this does not make sense: strange methods of assessing potential and
Generational Problems The division of fighters into generations, even now, in many respects remains conditional. The creators of any F-16 were not faced with the task of creating a fighter "meeting the requirements of the fourth generation." We needed an aircraft that would meet the specific requirements of a particular
"MiG" between eras The first thing to talk about when discussing the prospects of the MiG-35 is continuity. In fact, this is still the same MiG-29: for example, the Soviet RD-33 engine was chosen as the basis of the power plant, to be more precise - its modernized version in the face of the RD-33MK. The main
The plane is a mystery What opinions about Russian aviation can not be found on the Internet! Most often there are two points of view, and they are polar. Either "Russia is ahead of the rest of the world," or the military-industrial complex "is generally incapable of producing combat-ready aircraft." But there are also original estimates
In the previous article, the author tried to assess the role of maneuverability for a WWII fighter, having come to the conclusion that maneuverability is an important, but far from the most important quality for machines of that era. Why, then, is the maneuverability of modern combat aircraft so hotly discussed? The reasons for this
A guest from the past The concept of a new generation of European aviation complex began to be worked out much earlier than one might think. Even if we remove the beginnings that took place in the 80s and 90s (roughly speaking, the legacy of the Cold War), there will be many ideas that, if we talk
There is a line that separates the strategically important projects of the Russian aircraft industry and the usual conditionally legal development of budget funds. The latter, for example, can be attributed to the sudden reincarnation of the old Soviet Il-96 airliner, which in any development of events will not correspond to
From "Fokker" to "Focke" To get closer to understanding the role of maneuverability for a modern fighter-type aircraft, I would like to dig deep into history and extract artifacts from the time of the birth of combat aviation. Moreover, sometimes there is a feeling that some modern fighters are designing