Military Aviation

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Russian military transport aircraft following the Il-100 “Slon.” The Russian successor to the Mriya will have an even greater payload capacity than the Soviet original.
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Yesterday I published an article that offered a look at Russian aircraft from the 1940s and 1950s of the 21st century—and perhaps even the second half of the ...

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A breakthrough that could change aviation forever. A revolutionary wing with variable sweep has been patented in Russia
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While the world’s leading aircraft manufacturers are trying to squeeze the last few percentage points of efficiency out of static airframes, a quiet ...

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The "Eyes of the Special Forces" Are Heading for the History Books: Why the U.S. Decided to Phase Out the U-28 Draco Aircraft
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In early June 2026, U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) confirmed what had been rumored in aviation circles for several years: there will be no direct ...

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An Airplane Without an Airfield: How the Harrier Became the West's Most Unusual Combat Jet
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In June 2026, the U.S. Marine Corps officially retired its last AV-8B Harrier IIs. The aircraft, which for more than forty years remained a symbol of American ...

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Aviators of World War I. SAML Aviatik A.1(3) Reconnaissance Aircraft. Italy
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All articles in the series   When, in August 1914, following the infamous Sarajevo incident, tensions between Austria-Hungary and Serbia rapidly ...

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Is the American sixth-generation fighter already in the air? A strange aircraft was spotted in the sky over Area 51
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A new chapter in the global aviation mystery has unfolded around the secret U.S. Air Force test facility at Groom Lake, better known to the general public as ...

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A Breakthrough or a Desecration? Russia Has Come Up With a Way to Remove Jet Engines from Airplanes
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An article from the "One and a Half Engineers" channel. In aviation, there’s a rule that seemed set in stone: to move forward, you have to expel something ...

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MH-53E Sea Dragon: A helicopter that hunted not ships, but sea mines
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There are some real stars among military helicopters. Everyone knows the “Apache,” and many have heard of the “Black Hawk” or the giant CH-53 Super Stallion. ...

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"The Flying Barrel." A restored Grumman F3F-2 biplane deck-based fighter
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An article from the magazine *Klassiker der Luftfahrt* (January 2015 issue) that I think will be of interest to readers and colleagues.   ...

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Work is underway in the U.S. on a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) transport aircraft. The "Aurora X-Plane" program—first details
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When I first came across this news, I initially thought it was all part of the alternative aviation scene. This plane looks so fantastical. However, as it ...

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