The Mirage Fighter Jet and Switzerland: A Historic Partnership The Dassault Mirage fighter jets hold a special place in the history of military aviation. Renowned for their innovative design and tactical capabilities, they were not only a hallmark of French...
Share this story It may be the most retold radio exchange in aviation. A Cessna asks Los Angeles Center for its ground speed. So does a Beechcraft, and then a Navy F/A-18. Then a voice from far above them all asks the same question, and the controller reads out a...
As this article is being written, two of the largest constituent states of the old Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Ukraine, and Russia, are getting ready to go to war. But as these two former relatives stare down on each other, one lightning-fast weapon most...
Construction of weapons is one of the world’s biggest industries, annually 1.735 trillion $US is spent on weapons over the globe. The biggest weapon companies are non-surprisingly situated in the US and Russia, two of the former Cold War enemies. Now, in 2014,...
The Top Ten fastest planes in the World Before we start – here is a nice video showing you the 10 fastest planes in the world: There are very many aircraft that have exceeded the speed of Mach 2.0. Some of them are research aircraft, some are military and some...
During the 1950s the Americans saw a pressing need for a reconnaissance aircraft to spy on the Soviets during the Cold War. They had been using old bombers and modified RB-47s, but the Russians had significantly improved their anti-aircraft defence systems and...
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