An old warrior ready for battle: Everything you need to know about Pakistan’s ‘Mirage’ jets
On 20 April 2026, reports indicated that eight Mirage 5 fighter-bombers from the Pakistan Air Force’s No. 27 Squadron were...
The story of Rosie the Rocketeer: Little airplane with ‘bazooka’
In the early 1940s, while developing a lightweight infantry anti-tank weapon – the M1 rocket launcher, later widely known as the “bazooka” – Colonel...
Business Jet in Uniform: How Pilatus PC-24 Enters the Military Market
In addition to its trainer and light attack aircraft, which are operated on all continents except Antarctica, the Swiss company...
All about DAR: Precursor of Shahed from Germany
One of the defining features of contemporary conflicts – whether the Ukraine–Russia war or operations involving a U.S.–Israeli coalition against Iran – has been...
American Successor to “Pilatus”: Overview of Beechcraft T-6 Texan II
In the late 1980s, the United States began developing the concept of a new training aircraft intended for both the...
Tool of Global Power Projection: All About U.S. Air Force Aerial Refueling Aircraft
“Ten (fifteen, twenty…) U.S. Air Force aerial refueling aircraft have departed air bases in the continental United States and redeployed...
“Pilatus” of 21st Century: Everything About RS-21 Trainer-Combat Aircraft
The pinnacle of turboprop trainer-combat aircraft developed by Pilatus Aircraft is the Pilatus PC-21. The prototype made its first flight...
American Attack Aircraft, Part 14: Career of Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II
The A-10A Thunderbolt II entered serial production in 1975, and on September 30 of the following year, the first aircraft...
American Attack Aircraft, Part 13: New Generation, the Precursors to the A-10A
After the Second World War, the evolution of attack aviation in the U.S. Air Force was effectively interrupted, and attack...