Aviation 2024, November

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

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

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

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

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

"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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The F-22 SRP and the last refurbished aircraft, the United States Air Force, have completed the F-22 Structural Repair Program. Its goal was to overhaul and restore the technical condition of existing 5th generation Lockheed Martin F-22A fighters

The word combination "elephant walk" has long taken root in the American lexicon. It means working out the control of a large number of aircraft of the same type in close formation: in this case, the takeoff of the machines is carried out with a small interval. The exercise allows you to practice the skills of pilots and technical

MiG-31BM - the only specialized interceptor of the Russian Aerospace Forces In recent days, there have been several interesting reports about the project "Advanced long-range intercept aircraft complex" (PAK DP). So, it was announced the start of development work, and in addition, they got into free access

In the interests of the US Air Force, Northrop Grumman is building the B-21 Raider, an experienced long-range missile bombers. Earlier it was reported about the assembly of the first aircraft of this type, and recently it became known about the start of work on the second. However, the construction is faced with certain difficulties, due to which the delivery

Rollout of the first serial C-23A, August 9, 1984 By the early eighties, the US Air Force had a number of military transport aircraft with different characteristics. However, new challenges arose, and none of the available samples could cope with them. The answer to this challenge was a new one

SPEAR 3 missile in flight configuration In early January, the British Defense Department awarded MBDA a contract to test the advanced SPEAR 3 air-to-surface missile in its final version, intended for F-35 fighter-bombers. After such

An interesting plane. This is not to say that he was outstanding. It wasn’t the best of the best, but it was a pretty good plane that just had no luck. And all his goals and objectives were, no offense will be said to this machine, secondary. Except for one. But first things first. British Royal

One of the first photographs of the experienced FC-31. Photo by Thedrive.com At the beginning of the last decade, it became known that the Chinese aircraft manufacturers Shenyang Aircraft Corporation are developing a promising project of the fifth generation fighter FC-31. A lot of time has passed since then, and the project has progressed

Rollout of the first CH-53K helicopter, 2014 Currently, the Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion heavy transport helicopter is operated in the US Marine Corps and in a number of other countries. To replace it, a new CH-53K King Stallion machine was created. By now, the development company has managed to

Advertising in Collier's magazine: buy our bombers - carriers of atomic weapons! In 1955, the US Navy's naval (deck) aviation began to receive legendary in a sense aircraft - deck bombers Douglas A3D Skywarrior (sky warrior). True, in everyday life they are so

The F-16C fighter is a massive but outdated fighter. Photo Wikimedia Commons In mid-February, the chief of staff of the US Air Force, General Charles K. Brown, criticized the current state of American tactical aviation. He called the most massive F-16 fighters of various modifications at the moment

Leadership qualities The media so often talk about Russia as a leader in the development of hypersonic weapons that few people doubt this fact. Here and "Zircon" and "Dagger" and "Vanguard". And the constantly mentioned plans to equip them (not counting the "Vanguard") with them almost everything that can fly

Remained among the leadersAchievements of Western countries in the development of aviation weapons once again prove one simple truth: the future belongs to the miniaturization of the ASP. Bulky rockets are gradually becoming a thing of the past. They are being replaced by weapons that have a relatively low warhead mass

The Kinzhal hypersonic missile system based on the MiG-31. In the interests of the Russian Aerospace Forces, fundamentally new models of hypersonic missile weapons are being developed. The first complex of this kind has already been put on alert, and in the distant future it is expected

Weakness of Designer Sikorsky Igor Sikorsky was a capable aircraft designer, but he had a weakness that could both help him and fail - as, for example, in an attempt to create an aircraft for the world's first non-stop flight across the Atlantic. The name of this weakness was the desire for