Problems faced by RFAF; Effects of the Chechen campaign on the capabilities of the Russian air force; Efforts by the RFAF to consolidate its organization; Future of the RFAF.LambethBenjaminS.EBSCO_AspAviation Week & Space Technology
taking into account the shrinking inventory of military-transport aviation, it’s possible that refueling will be required for them in the future in order to increase the inventory’s capabilities without increasing its numbers.”
A MiG-29 Fulcrum takes off from Starokostiantyniv Air Base, Ukraine, on Oct. 9 as part of the Clear Sky 2018 exercise. The exercise promotes regional stability and security while strengthening partner capabilities and fostering trust. (US Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Charles Vaughn)...
"Russian air defense capabilities shot down a Su-25 plane of the Ukrainian Air Force near the settlement of Novogrigorovka in the Dnepropetrovsk Region," the spokesman said. The Russian air defense forces also intercepted a Ukrainian shell of the Smerch multiple launch rocket system in the area ...
Air power is a complex amalgam of technology, high-tech software, state-of-the-art precision weapons, and a wealth of supporting capabilities - such as airborne warning and control systems (AWACs), surface-to-air missiles and electronic warfare. ...
A MiG-29 Fulcrum takes off from Starokostiantyniv Air Base, Ukraine, on Oct. 9 as part of the Clear Sky 2018 exercise. The exercise promotes regional stability and security while strengthening partner capabilities and fostering trust. (US Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Charles Vaughn)...
The maneuvering capabilities of the Flanker are excellent, of course. For example, during air combat maneuvering training at the Clear Sky 2018 exercises—with the F-15C Eagles of the 144th Fighter Wing of the California Air National Guard—we won in three out of four engagements. Naturally, ...
Whilst the capabilities of this weapon are not especially noteworthy, its use by the Russian Aerospace Forces is somewhat surprising. Despite fielding quantities of other KAB-500 series PGMs (including the KAB-500Kr, KAB-500-OD, and KAB-500L), the Russian Ministry of Defence wasbelieved to ha...
On Chinese state media, the maneuver was called “a great leap forward in the Chinese Air Force’s actual combat training capabilities,” according to Wang Mingzhi, Chinese military expert interviewed on state broadcaster CCTV. Wang cited the fact that the mission was far away from ...
for instance, to deploy the plane from all-purpose amphibious assault ships whose deck is too short to allow conventional aircraft to take off. Put another way, the American ‘Lightning’ is plainly capable of substantially increasing the combat capabilities of the air force of any army in the...