Pilatus Turboprop Aircraft: An Overview of PC-9
The PC-7 aircraft, whose long history I discussed recently, proved to be a commercially successful project. However, in 1980 it...
American Attack Aircraft, Part 11: Near-Bomber Designs of the Second World War
Readers may recall that in the tenth article of this series on U.S. attack aircraft of the interwar period, we...
Weapons of Ukraine’s Victory: Paveway IV Guided Bombs
The arsenal of high‑precision air‑to‑surface weapons used by our aviation has been expanded with another Western‑origin system – the Paveway IV guided aerial...
All About Lightweight Patrol and Counter-Drone Aircraft “Draco”: Reincarnation of Iconic “Vilga”
On December 17, 2025, the Warsaw-based company Draco Aircraft presented a concept for a military variant of the Wilga Draco...
Weapons of Ukraine’s Victory: E-300 Enterprise Strike Drone
The Ukrainian E-300 Enterprise strike drone can be characterized as large, relatively slow, and cost-efficient. Despite its utilitarian and unrefined...
‘Tigers’ from Australia: Could the Australia’s fiasco Become an Opportunity for Ukraine
Australian media have reported a potential transfer of Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopters to Ukraine. What kind of aircraft are these,...
Weapons of Ukrainian Victory: Airbus Helicopters H145
At the beginning of September, photos appeared online showing a newly manufactured H145 helicopter bearing the markings of the State...
Weapons of Ukraine’s Victory: Magic 2 Air-to-Air Missile
Among the weapons used by the French-supplied Mirage 2000-5F fighters are Magic 2 short-range air-to-air missiles. This system is not...
Everything About Three Generations of PC-7: Predecessor of Pilatus Turboprop Aircraft Family
A hallmark of Switzerland’s aviation industry is the family of turboprop training and light attack aircraft produced by Pilatus, which...