The NBMR-3 requirements and the P.1154 project nearly put an end to the subsonic P.1127 – it clearly failed to meet NATO’s requirements. Military attention was focused entirely on the heavier supersonic V/STOL aircraft. But once again, MWDP (Mutual Weapons Development Program) chief Chapman came to the rescue. Read also: The Birth of the “Harrier,” […]

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The growing threat posed by jet-powered drones – which, strictly speaking, are better described as cruise missiles, perhaps with the qualifier “light” – is driving the search for new air-defense solutions that are cheap enough to deal with mass attacks while remaining effective against targets significantly faster than conventional “Shaheds.” The latter have been effectively countered […]

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On September 12, 1961, a landmark event took place in the history of the R.1127: the second prototype (XP836) completed a flight through the full profile – vertical takeoff, transition to horizontal flight, transition to hover, and vertical landing. This confirmed in practice the viability of the VTOL concept with thrust-vector control incorporated into the R.1127’s design. […]

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The Ukrainian side has called on the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to urge its member states to completely suspend air traffic over the territory of the Russian Federation. The appeal came a day after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that flying there was becoming absolutely unsafe. On Tuesday, senior Ukrainian officials announced plans to step […]

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On September 1 and during the night of September 2, 2026, Ukraine carried out strikes against a number of military targets belonging to the Russian aggressor. According to the official Facebook page of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the attack was successful, with Ukrainian Defense Forces units striking enemy ammunition and […]

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On the evening of August 10, 2026, a MiG-29 fighter jet operated by the Ukrainian Air Force was lost while carrying out a combat mission. This was reported on the official Facebook page of the Ukrainian Air Force Command. It was reported that the pilot was carrying out a combat mission to destroy enemy aerial […]

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Bell Textron has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of the Navy with an estimated value of approximately $300 million. The agreement was signed in August 2026 at Bell’s manufacturing facility in Amarillo, Texas. The contract combines fixed-price, fixed-price incentive, and cost-reimbursement elements with fixed-fee provisions. The base contract, with options for extension […]

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France continues flight testing of the Airbus H160M Guépard, its next-generation multirole military helicopter. On July 31, the program reached another milestone as the second prototype completed its maiden flight. The first prototype has been in the air since July 24, 2025. The H160M is being developed for the French Armed Forces under the HIL (Hélicoptère […]

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The recent announcement by the Ukrainian Army Aviation Command identifying the UH-60 Black Hawk as the preferred future helicopter for Army Aviation brigades has sparked debate among defense analysts over the merits of this decision and the potential alternatives. Today, we take a closer look at one such alternative – the Italian-built Leonardo AW149 multirole helicopter. Development […]

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Russia has reportedly lost another aircraft following an aviation accident in Krasnodar Region. According to reports circulating online, the aircraft involved was an L-39 jet trainer. The incident was first reported by the Russian military blogger Fighterbomber on his Telegram channel. Few details have been released so far, although he claimed that the crew had […]

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For six decades, aspiring U.S. Air Force fighter pilots have completed advanced jet training in the supersonic Northrop T-38 Talon before transitioning to frontline combat aircraft. During that time, several generations of fighters have entered service: the third-generation F-4 Phantom II gave way to the fourth-generation F-16 Fighting Falcon, while today the Air Force is […]

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A new day brings new losses. Russian Telegram channels are reporting that a military aircraft has crashed several kilometers from the town of Zvenigorod in Russia’s Moscow region. According to preliminary reports, the aircraft may have been a Su-57, the only fifth-generation fighter currently in service with the Russian military. According to the Telegram channel Astra, […]

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I recently covered the Turkish Hürjet trainer-light attack aircraft, whose first export customer turned out to be Spain. But four decades earlier, Spain had nearly developed an aircraft of the same class itself. The project, known as the CASA AX, appeared to be a realistic proposition. So why did the Spanish effort ultimately fail? Concept […]

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Textron Aviation Inc., a subsidiary of Textron Inc., has announced that the clean-sheet single-engine turboprop Beechcraft Denali has entered the final stages of its flight testing program. The Denali development program remains on schedule, with completion of all flight tests planned for October 2026. Once testing is complete, Textron Aviation will submit the final certification […]

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The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has carried out another successful special operation, resulting in the destruction of a Russian Tu-95 strategic bomber. At the time of the strike, the aircraft was stationed at Engels Air Base in Russia’s Saratov region. According to a statement published on the SBU’s official Facebook page, the bomber had […]

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In June of this year, the J-8 was officially phased out of service – the first jet fighter designed in China and accepted into operational use. Its path toward full maturity was long, but ultimately remained unfinished. How It All Began By the early 1960s, China had established licensed production of Soviet-designed jet fighters, including […]

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Bell announced the completion of wing structures for the first two MV-75 Cheyenne II tiltrotor aircraft being built for the U.S. Army. The milestone marks another step in the production of the initial batch of eight test aircraft, six of which are already at various stages of assembly. Following systems integration, the wings will be […]

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Recently, the Turkish aviation industry has been undergoing rapid development. In addition to an exceptionally broad range of unmanned aerial vehicles and several types of helicopters (I recently wrote about one of them – the T625 Gökbey), it is establishing production of the Hürjet jet-powered advanced trainer and light combat aircraft, while also conducting flight […]

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Today, we will take a closer look at the Ukrainian guided glide bomb Vyrivniuvach, developed by DG Industry with support from Brave1. It is one of those projects that could prove far more significant than it appears at first glance. Point of reference: what happened in May In May 2026, the Ukrainian public–private platform Brave1, […]

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