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All about the “passenger attack” Cessna AC-208 Combat Caravan: an air‑defense variant?
While writing an article on the Northrop Gamma attack aircraft, I kept getting a sense of déjà vu: the idea...
Weapons of Ukraine’s victory: Zozulya Deep Strike Drone
Today we look at the new long-range UAV Zozulya, reportedly capable of flights up to 2,100 km, introduced by the...
American Attack Aircraft, Part 7: John Northrop’s “Gamma”
In the first half of the 1930s, the U.S. aviation industry was introducing new civilian aircraft one after another. These...
Tomahawk Cruise Missiles – What You Need to Know
Today, we’ll take a look at the legendary American Tomahawk cruise missiles, which have recently returned to the center of...
Saab JAS 39 Gripen as an Option for the Ukrainian Air Force: Understanding This Aircraft
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Oleksiy Reznikov, recently noted that one of the preferred options for upgrading the Ukrainian...
Weapons of Ukraine’s Victory: AIM-132 Missile
Today, I’ll discuss a weapon that was originally designed for aviation use but is currently employed in Ukraine solely as...
Airplane airbags? It’s actually possible
Could we soon see airbags for airplanes? Is this even feasible or legal? Let’s take a closer look. Until recently,...
American Attack Aircraft, Part 6: Experiments of the 1930s
In parallel with the production and deployment of the A-12 attack aircraft, the U.S. Army Air Corps tested several other...
Inertial Navigation Systems: How It Works
An inertial navigation system is one of the earliest known methods for determining the position and orientation of moving objects....