‘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.…
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…
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…
‘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…
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…
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.…
