Ka-52 “Alligator” Attack Helicopter Crashes in Russia
Russian aviation has suffered another loss. Reports have confirmed that a Ka-52 “Alligator” attack helicopter crashed, killing both crew members. ...
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Ukraine and Sweden Sign Memorandum of Intent to Acquire Up to 150 Gripen Fighter Jets
On October 22, President Volodymyr Zelensky conducted working visits to Norway and Sweden, where he held talks with the leaders ...
Saab Receives Contract to Develop Next-Generation Fighter Jet
Recently, the Swedish company Saab announced that it has received a new contract from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration. The ...
NATO Launches Nuclear Deterrence Exercises Involving 70 Aircraft
NATO has officially launched its annual Steadfast Noon exercise, designed to test the readiness of the Alliance’s nuclear deterrence forces ...
American Attack Aircraft, Part 8: Contribution of Gerard Valtí
In 1932, aviation enthusiast Gerard Valtí secured financial backing from automotive magnate E. L. Cord and founded the Airplane Development ...
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 ...
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 ...
Ministry of Defense Announces Delivery of Gripen Fighters to Ukraine
Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister, Lieutenant General Ivan Havryliuk, hinted in a BBC interview that the country anticipates receiving additional combat ...
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 ...