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Experimental Soviet Aircraft as Seen by the West: The Tu-8 Long-Range Bomber and the Tu-2RSHR Heavy Ground-Attack Aircraft
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Here is a short vintage article from *Air Trial* magazine (February 1953 issue) that I think will be of interest to readers and colleagues. The actual ...

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The maiden flight of Otto Aerospace’s revolutionary bullet-shaped business jet, the Phantom 3500, is drawing ever closer. Why is it called the “Holy Grail” of aviation?
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The American company Otto Aerospace, formerly known as Otto Aviation, has announced a major milestone in the development of its next-generation business jet, ...

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Japan is joining the hypersonic race. A hypersonic engine (ramjet) for aircraft has been successfully tested in the Land of the Rising Sun.
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The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully conducted ground-based fire tests on a ramjet engine. This engine is being designed for ...

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Yuri Pasholok. “Emcha” in the Soviet Union
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American M4A2 Medium Tanks in the Red Army   As it happens, the vast majority of well-known tanks from World War II are combat vehicles that ...

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The little Chipmunk turned out to be one of the strangest spy planes of the Cold War
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When people talk about Cold War reconnaissance aircraft, they usually think of the U-2, SR-71, RC-135, or at least the Canberra equipped with photographic ...

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The Su-75 Checkmate has made its first flight. What is known about it?
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News has been circulating on Russian social media that, according to the publication *Defence Security Asia*, the aircraft has made its first flight. However, ...

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Following the failure of the Il-112V program, Russia is preparing a bold response. Two new military transport aircraft are on the way.
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The program to develop the Il-112V light military transport aircraft, which had been in development for nearly two decades as a replacement for the legendary ...

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A Parachuting Tank: Why Germany Is Dropping Wiesels from Airplanes
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The idea of airdropping military equipment is not new in itself. What is new is the specific type of equipment being airdropped. Whereas previously the ...

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The Eye of the Aircraft Carrier: How the AW101 Was Transformed into the Navy's Flying Radar
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Sometimes a system's fate is determined not by its purpose, but by the foundation on which it is built. The story of the Merlin Crowsnest is exactly about ...

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A combination of an air defense missile and a loitering munition. What is Iran's “Product 358”?
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Having been subject to strict U.S. sanctions for decades, Iran has been forced to seek unconventional ways to develop its military-industrial complex. This ...

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