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AC-47
Military History

‘Puff the Magic Dragon’: The ‘Spooky’ Story of the AC-47 Gunship

Unleashing horrifying firepower and raining death and destruction on to the communist forces in Vietnam from the dark skies above, the AC-47 fixed-wing gunship was the first of its kind.…

Darrick Leiker Darrick Leiker
October 25, 2024
PEGASUS
Military Aviation

Germany’s PEGASUS SIGINT Aircraft Performs Maiden Flight

The PEGASUS aircraft, based on the Bombardier Global 6000, is the first of three that will be later integrated with the Hensoldt Kalætron Integral SIGINT sensor suite for the German…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
October 25, 2024
Phoenix Ghost
Drones

Secretive Phoenix Ghost Loitering Munitions Sent to Ukraine Since 2022 Revealed at AUSA Symposium

AEVEX produces two one-way attack drones, described as Group 3 UAS, as part of the Phoenix Ghost family. While the Dominator was already present on the company's website, the Disruptor…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
October 25, 2024
Bomb inscription
Russia

‘Dear Minister Of Defense, Please Pay Our Bonuses’: Russian Bomb Used For An Unprecedented Protest

In an unprecedented protest, Russian military personnel have found a unique way to voice their frustrations over unpaid bonuses: inscription on a glide bomb. As is occasionally seen also in…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 24, 2024
RAF Rivet Joint NATO border
Russia

RAF Rivet Joint Completes Historic Surveillance Mission Along NATO’s border from Mediterranean to Barents Sea

A Royal Air Force RC-135W Rivet Joint has become the first allied aircraft to complete a full transit along NATO's eastern border, from the southernmost point of Greece to the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 24, 2024
Z-10 floating base
China

China’s Z-10 Attack Helicopters Seen Operating from a Civilian Semi-Submersible Vessel

In a maritime role in the SCS, the Z-10 would have to travel hundreds of kilometers over the sea, imposing severe time, refueling and logistical constraints to the operational capabilities.…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
October 24, 2024
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