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 ...
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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. ...
First American Attack Aircraft, Part 5: Production A-12 “Shrike”
Although Curtiss won the 1931 competition for a new attack aircraft, its A-8 did not enter mass production. The main ...
Weapons of Ukraine’s Victory: The Heavy Cruise Missile “Flamingo”
Recently, the Ukrainian defense startup Fire Point unveiled its heavy cruise missile called Flamingo. Let’s take a closer look at what ...
Weapons of Ukraine’s Victory: SDB Guided Bomb
In May 2024, reports confirmed that Ukrainian aviation had used U.S.-made GBU-39/B guided bombs, also known as SDBs – Small Diameter Bombs. ...
First American Attack Aircraft, Part 4: On the Eve of the 1930s
In the early 1930s, the U.S. finally introduced its first production attack aircraft: the Curtiss A-3 biplane. The plane proved ...
Weapons of Ukraine’s Victory: Modern Long-Range ERAM Missiles
The Trump administration has approved the sale of 3,350 long-range ERAM missiles to Ukraine. In this piece, we’ll take a ...