Military Aviation

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The Tu-214 is set to get a new lease on life. What engineering marvels will be hidden beneath its updated exterior?
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The Tu-214 is a long-range version of the Tu-204-200, which was developed back in the late 20th century. Despite the Tu-214’s impressive flight performance at ...

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The JF-17 Thunder has been proposed to Saudi Arabia as a candidate for its next fighter jet
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An interesting topic has emerged in the military-political arena in recent weeks: According to sources, the JF-17 Thunder light multirole fighter, a joint ...

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How the Night Stalkers' small helicopters "appear out of nowhere" during special operations
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The recent operation to seize the Russian tanker Marinera in the North Atlantic drew attention not only because of the strategic significance of the raid, but ...

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What the MH-60M "Night Hunter" Direct Action Penetrator Brought to the Operation in Venezuela
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During a recent operation to capture the Venezuelan leader, U.S. special operations forces deployed one of the most versatile and combat-effective platforms in ...

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Electric steering screws for the Bell 429 helicopter. Is the EDAT system a breakthrough in aviation?
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On May 23, 2019, at Bell’s plant in Mirabel (Quebec, Canada), the Bell 429 EDAT (Electrically Distributed Anti-Torque) experimental helicopter made its maiden ...

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When Survival Meant Cutting a Helicopter in Half: The Story of the U.S. Navy’s Innovative Emergency System
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Helicopters are an incredibly versatile aviation platform, but they are also among the most dangerous aircraft in terms of accident rates. This was especially ...

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Cessna Citation: The Most Popular Business Jet in Aviation History
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When people talk about business aviation, what often comes to mind are expensive, complex, and temperamental jets reserved for the elite. But it was the Cessna ...

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The Last “Cobra”: How the AH-1Z Viper Became the U.S. Marine Corps’ Deadliest Helicopter
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The AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter is the culmination of nearly half a century of evolution for the AH-1 Cobra family. Although it retains its recognizable ...

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The KJ-3000—the invisible battle conductor. How China’s newest AEW&C aircraft directs battles from the air
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It’s amazing, but way back in 2013, our website already featured a story about an aircraft with that name. Admittedly, it was purely a conceptual military ...

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VR-5 and VR-6: A Forgotten Soviet Attempt to Build a Tiltrotor Aircraft
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The history of Soviet aviation has seen many bold and even ahead-of-their-time projects. One such area was experimentation with hybrid aircraft capable of ...

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