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Military Aviation

F-35: Capabilities, Missions, Kinematics, Role In Ukrainian Crisis And Beyond. Interview With Billie Flynn

"The F-35 was designed to operate in highly contested airspace, with capabilities precisely focused on what we have been seeing in Ukraine today." We have had an expansive chat with…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
April 7, 2022
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Four Dutch F-35A Aircraft Have Deployed To Bulgaria To Reinforce NATO’s Eastern Flank

The RNLAF F-35s have landed at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria. Four F-35A of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) have deployed to Bulgaria, on Apr. 6, 2022, the Dutch…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 6, 2022
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DARPA Discloses Second Successful Flight for Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept

The test, the first for Lockheed Martin’s HAWC prototype, happened last month but was kept under wraps to avoid escalating tensions with Russia. DARPA and the U.S. Air Force recently…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
April 6, 2022
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Footage Emerges Of Russian Ka-52 Alligator Gunship Shot Down By Ukrainian Anti-Tank Missile

A new video shows a Russian Aerospace Forces Ka-52 Alligator destroyed by a Ukrainian ATGM (Anti-Tank Guided Missile). Not only are Ukrainian MANPADS (Man Portable Air Defense Systems) a significant…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 5, 2022
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Military Aviation

First Russian Su-35S Flanker-E Confirmed Destroyed In Ukraine

The Su-35S crashed near Izium, Ukraine. It looks like it was configured for SEAD (Suppression Enemy Air Defenses) mission. Images of the wreckage of an aircraft of the Russian Aerospace…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 3, 2022
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[Updated] Video Emerges Of Russian Mi-28 Shot Down By MANPADS After Lobbing Rockets Over Eastern Ukraine

Using ballistic rocket-launching tactic didn't save this Russian gunship helicopter. Just yesterday, we commented a video posted by the Russian MOD that proved that the Ka-52 Alligator helicopters are still…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 1, 2022
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