On May 14, 2026, the Argentine Air Force retired its last A-4AR attack aircraft from operational service. This marked the end of the Skyhawk’s combat career in one of the two remaining countries that still operated the type in their military aviation inventory. This development provides an opportunity to take a closer look at the history […]

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We conducted an exclusive interview with Phil Fickes, Director of Bell Textron Ukraine, to discuss prospects for cooperation with Ukraine, potential production localization, the training of Ukrainian specialists, and the future of partnership between Bell Textron and Ukraine’s aviation industry. The American company Bell Textron has taken a step that would have seemed unlikely just […]

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On 28 May 2026, plans were announced for the Ukrainian Air Force to receive Swedish Saab JAS 39 Gripen aircraft. Without going into the broader details already covered in public reports, one specific aspect is worth highlighting – the air-to-air missile package that Ukraine is expected to receive alongside the Gripens. In addition to well-known […]

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During a night-time attack on 30 May, operators of the Unmanned Systems Forces of Ukraine carried out an operation on the territory of a military airfield in Taganrog, reportedly disabling an Iskander operational-tactical missile system and two Tupolev Tu-142 aircraft. The information was shared on Facebook by the head of the Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert Brovdi. […]

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Middle strike has become one of the defining phenomena of this war – not something conceived in the offices of military theorists, but a capability shaped directly by battlefield pressure. War rarely waits for an army to finish developing the weapons it needs. More often, it forces those weapons to be built in the middle […]

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The American supersonic strategic bomber B-1B Lancer, known in military circles by the nickname “Bone,” has been operating within the U.S. Air Force since 1985. At present, the U.S. Department of Defense, in cooperation with the aerospace corporation Boeing, is carrying out a program aimed at integrating hypersonic missile systems and other long-range strike capabilities […]

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A major setback struck Blue Origin on Thursday evening when the company’s massive New Glenn rocket was destroyed in a powerful explosion during ground testing at a U.S. Space Force facility at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The incident produced a massive orange fireball in the night sky and reportedly caused noticeable shaking in nearby residential areas. […]

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Sweden will provide Ukraine with 16 JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets in the C/D configuration. The announcement was made during a joint press conference between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, held during the Prime Minister’s visit to the Uppland Air Wing base in Uppsala. During the meeting, the two sides signed an […]

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On May 27, 2026, NASA released new details about the Moon Base program – one of the most ambitious space projects in human history. Less than two months after the successful Artemis II mission, which sent four astronauts on a lunar flyby for the first time in over 50 years, the agency announced the first contracts, the […]

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The United States Air Force is preparing to deploy an upgraded version of its ULTRA unmanned aerial vehicle to the Middle East for real-world testing. The platform, which features a glider-like design, will be evaluated in one of the world’s most heavily monitored and operationally active airspaces. This next-generation reconnaissance drone is expected to offer improved […]

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