Military Aviation

Sometimes the most interesting things don't happen during war. And in the sky, where no one is supposed to see them. Recent flights over the Mojave Desert ...

Sometimes the future doesn't look like a sleek airplane. It looks like a huge machine that isn't even supposed to fly. The Mi-6 is a perfect example. A ...

In the late 1940s, American engineers attempted to solve one of the major problems facing strategic aviation: how to protect heavy bombers from enemy fighters ...

In 2026, one of the strangest military aircraft of recent years was unveiled in Japan for the first time. Its fuselage is covered with large “humps,” its nose ...

Some defense contractors simply manufacture equipment. Others, however, are changing the very nature of warfare. Lockheed Martin—the world’s largest defense ...

Stories about Bratukhin’s helicopters have already appeared on our website, and this particular helicopter was even mentioned in one of our reviews. But there ...

The history of aviation is full of aircraft designed not for military service, but to test bold ideas. Such aircraft are often designated with an “X”—a sign ...

The Plane That Sought the Enemy Military aviation features huge, famous aircraft—bombers, fighters, and strategic giants. But sometimes the outcome of a ...

Do you know how the Russian aircraft industry resembles Hollywood these days? They’re always making prequels and sequels there, squeezing every last drop out ...

The development of artificial intelligence is increasingly making inroads into the field of military aviation: scientists and engineers are testing how ...