Aviation
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Virtual Defiant X in flight Sikorsky (part of Lockheed Martin) and Boeing continue to work on a promising helicopter that can replace existing UH-60 machines. The other day they first published information about their new project called Defiant X. It is based on
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UAV Harop in a launch container. The folded wing and the launch tray are visible loitering ammunition Harop. This technique enjoys a certain popularity among foreign customers
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Fighters JAS 39C Swedish Air Force Sweden has not the most numerous, but quite developed air force. The only combat aircraft in service with the Air Force is the Saab JAS 39 Gripen multipurpose fighter-bomber. There are about a hundred such machines of a number of modifications in service, and in
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Possible appearance of the SR-72 In 2013, the management of Lockheed Martin first announced the development of a promising SR-72 aircraft capable of developing hypersonic speeds. Such news, as expected, attracted the attention of specialists and aviation enthusiasts. In the future, new
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I'm sorry about this plane. At the level of Heinkel's "Owl" No. 219. It was an excellent combat vehicle, well in no way inferior to its main competitor, the Grumman's Avenger. And in some ways it even surpassed. The American, of course, had an advantage in survivability, but this is an American. But Tenzan
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We are accustomed to the fact that a war in the air without AWACS aircraft is impossible. But things may change in the future. Source: aviation21.ru The fact that early warning and control aircraft (AWACS, hereinafter - AWACS) are a necessary component of the fight for air supremacy and multiple
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Laser-guided bomb KAB-250LG-E The Russian defense industry has launched mass production of new models of guided bombs, and in the near future such products will go to the troops. He spoke about the latest developments in the field of guided aircraft weapons
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Yes, today's history is one of those. Unconventional. And our hero is an airplane that was awarded such a very unflattering nickname as "Judas the goat." The term is American. "Judah's goat" is a specially trained goat around which the sheep gathered (a normal practice on the prairie
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Experienced RAH-66 in flight In early 1996, the experienced reconnaissance and attack helicopter RAH-66 Comanche, developed by Boeing and Sikorsky, made its maiden flight. Tests continued for several years, and in 2004 the Pentagon decided to close the project. The resulting helicopter is not fully
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Combat helicopter MH-60R launches a guided missile. Photo by US Navy The US Navy begins to search for a promising helicopter that can replace existing equipment in the distant future The new model will have to take over the duties of the MH-60 helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles
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The appearance of the T-60 aircraft is the version of the Air International magazine. There is a clear similarity with the T-4MSIn the late seventies in our country, work began on the promising project "Bomber-90" or "B-90". According to its results, in the nineties, a promising
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Experienced Sikorsky S-97 at the airfield of the Redstone Arsenal, the US Army continues to work on the program to create a promising reconnaissance and strike aircraft Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA). Various events are held, the necessary documents are accepted, etc. Actively
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Experimental aircraft M-50A in Monino. Photo Wikimedia Commons In 1951, a new experimental design bureau was formed at the aircraft plant No. 23 in Fili, the head of which was V.M. Myasishchev. Already in 1953, the new OKB-23 took off its first development - a long-range strategic
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Park of the Soviet period March was marked by an unpleasant incident for the Ukrainian Air Force: a captain of the Armed Forces of Ukraine rammed a towed MiG-29 front-line fighter from the 40th tactical aviation brigade of the Air Force in a Volkswagen car. The resulting tail of the winged machine
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A new concept from a recent report from the US Department of the Air Force For several years now, the US Air Force and the US aviation industry have been working on the NGAD (Next-Generation Air Dominance) program, the goal of which is to create the next 6th generation fighter. The appearance of such a machine is still unknown, however
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The name of this man is known, perhaps, by the most inveterate fans of aviation of the last century. However, despite the fact that the creative path of Vsevolod Konstantinovich Tairov turned out to be offensively short, this designer made his contribution to the formation of aviation in our country. Tairov was without exaggeration
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Suspension of bombs TsAB-P-25M2 on the holder DER-4. Photo Russianarms.ru Traditional designs of aerial bombs imply the use of a metal case with one or another filling - an explosive charge or submunitions. However, it is possible to use other materials, such as concrete
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Rebirth Few winged aircraft have generated more buzz among aviation enthusiasts in recent years than the new American F-15EX. Based on the F-15QA Advanced Eagle that Boeing developed for Qatar, the F-15EX is the most advanced version of the F-15. Yet
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Strategic bomber B-52, modification "C" (B-52C) in flight. Before mass rocketing, these aircraft were the backbone of American nuclear power. Source: Richard Lockett, Air-and-Space.com It is important to recognize … that the forces armed with ballistic missiles, in both the United States and the Soviet Union
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"I carry everything with me." The dictum appeared in ancient Greece, but it has not lost its relevance today. This expression means that the most valuable thing a person has is life experience and wisdom, and not material values. But not in our case. Today, together with his American colleagues, Corey
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One of the concepts of a promising fighter from BoeingIn leading countries, several new 5th generation fighters have been developed and brought to production. Also, work begins on the next 6th. What the planes of the future will turn out to be is not yet clear, but various assumptions and ideas are already being expressed
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It happens in history that a masterpiece is born with the hands and brains of a person. About which they argue and write in 50 or 100 years. And it so happens that a kind of miracle turns out, which is more of a monster. But which also left its mark on history. France is considered to be a trendsetter, and what a sin
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Ka-52 with a full set of weapons, the cannon is aimed at the lower hemisphere. Photo "Russian Helicopters" Any attack helicopter is an air platform for carrying and using cannon and / or missile weapons. It is the characteristics of guns and missiles that make a decisive contribution to the overall
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Anti-submarine Sea Guardian against the backdrop of USS Independence. Source: sldinfo.com First of its kind The US military is currently concerned about integrating newfangled unmanned strike and reconnaissance systems into the structure of the Navy. To practice the interaction skills of conventional piloted
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MAM-T bomb under the carrier's wing Within this line, three types of ammunition have been created with different characteristics and capabilities. Newest of
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The United States has entered a new century with a gigantic air force designed to meet the challenges of the Cold War. However, the new time dictates different rules. New stealthy combat aircraft appeared, the role of UAVs and new aviation weapons, such as
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Our answer to Bayraktar Despite all the problems, Russia was able to take a step forward in the development of unmanned aerial vehicles: both reconnaissance and strike UAVs. The main confirmation of this can be called the footage of the test in Syria of a new
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Il-38 before modernization In January 1969, the latest anti-submarine aircraft Il-38 with the Berkut search and sighting system was adopted by the aviation of the USSR Navy. Due to timely repairs and various modernizations, such equipment can still be maintained in service. Directly
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You can't harness a horse and a quivering doe in one cart. I forgot myself carelessly: Now I pay tribute to madness … A.S. Pushkin. "Poltava" So, the reform, about which we have already talked so much and fiercely, has actually begun. And it began as usual in our country, that is, with a regime of the strictest secrecy, a minimum
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More than two months are left until the international aerospace show MAKS-2021, and the first reports of future exhibits are already coming in. Thus, Rostec and Russian Helicopters announced the demonstration of the latest Mi-28NM attack helicopter. It is expected that during the show, this car will attract the attention of foreign
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A few weeks ago, US Air Force Chief of Staff, General Churles K. Brown, talked about the problems with the F-35 fighter and announced the possible creation of a new aircraft with different characteristics and features. In the wake of these claims, the "alternative aviation magazine" Hush-Kit offers its own
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A mock-up of the Thunder UAV and its weapons on the Army-2020. Photo "Kronshtadt" The company "Kronshtadt" continues to develop a promising unmanned aerial complex "Grom" and a number of related projects. Recently, new messages appeared in the domestic press about the possibilities
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Today we have the Liberator, the most massive bomber of the Second World War. Released in the amount of 18,482 copies, its name "Liberator" ("Liberator"), received from the British, later it was liked by the Americans, and as a result, it became the official name for all aircraft of this
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In general, this name hides a whole crowd of American twin-engine aircraft, the main purpose of which is to do good to their neighbors. But in our historical research, we will immediately divide everything into two stages, and the DB-7 and A-20, although they are essentially similar, will be different aircraft for us. At least because of
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Tu-214ON, number 64525, is the second aircraft of this type. Photo by Wikimedia Commons To carry out observation flights under the Open Skies Treaty (OON), a small fleet of specially equipped aircraft was created in our country. The newest examples of this kind were two Tu-214ON vehicles
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A pair of Su-57s at the air parade on May 9, 2018. The leading vehicle (right) carries two underwing pylons. Photo of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Like any other fighter, the promising Su-57 is primarily a carrier of weapons. The main task of such an aircraft is the delivery of aircraft
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The success of the Russian Federation in the development of attack unmanned aerial vehicles has become a fait accompli. If earlier such machines were only in the plans, now it is clear that the same "Orion" may well be used in battle. As for the devices of the heavier class, they have prepared
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The balance of power Five years ago, the phrase "new generation fighter" was associated with anything, but not with the European aircraft industry. Europe de facto “slept through” the fifth generation, and the sixth (Euro-“six”) seemed to be something so distant that few people talked about it seriously. The first
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Photo: aviadrive.ru Il-112V made another flight. A reason to seriously think about the prospects, if only because this is the second flight in two years. What does this mean?
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Continuing the Douglas airplane theme. Today we go further and we have the A-20, which seems to be a continuation of the DB-7, but as a bomber. Although it is called with the letter "A", which means that it is an attack aircraft. Yes, the plane was supposed to replace the old Northrop A-17A attack aircraft, but something went wrong