Giving the Rangers Wings – Light Transport Aircraft
A proposal to reestablish Army Air Corps fixed-wing light transport aviation to support the British Army Rangers
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December 2, 2022
Whatever Happened to the Advanced High-performance Reconnaissance Light Attack (AHRLAC) aircraft
The Paramount Group and Aerosud created the Advanced High-performance Reconnaissance Light Attack (AHRLAC) aircraft in 2009. It was designed in Africa for low-cost operations from austere locations. It was a modern…
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October 3, 2021
The Unrivalled Versatility of the Beechcraft King Air
The Beechcraft King Air 350 hits the sweet spot for payload, speed, endurance, cost, ease of systems integration, and deployability. It is widely used in the surveillance, communications/signals intelligence, and reconnaissance…
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September 25, 2021
Huge Soviet Helicopters
Soviet Russia produced a range of huge transport helicopters that broke many records, most of which stand today. This lineage culminated in the Mil-26 that is still in service. The…
September 10, 2021
A Successor for the Amazing C-17 Globemaster
The RAF’s strategic lift heavy capability is centred on its fleet of Boeing C-17 Globemaster aircraft. With an Out of Service Date (OSD) of 2040, its successor has yet to reveal itself, but let’s talk about it anyway.
August 20, 2021
The Antonov Transport Aircraft Giants
Antonov has an impressive track record of building giant transport aircraft; the AN-22, AN-124 and AN-225
August 2, 2021
Silent Knight Radar
The Raytheon Silent Knight APQ-174 Multi-Mode Radar (MMR) is designed to enable safe low-altitude navigation for a number of aircraft including Chinook, Blackhawk and Osprey. It is a low probability…
May 3, 2021