German Bombers in WW2 German World War II bombers were first and foremost aggressive weapons, and they reflected the fundamental role of the Luftwaffe: tactical ground support. Therefore these airplanes were designed primarily to fit this task. As such they were successful, but their failure became only too evident when they were required to perform …
Dive Bombers of Luftwaffe Dive bombers, the principal German weapon of aggression, played a vital role in the victorious German campaigns of 1939–1941, as the Blitzkrieg doctrine involved close integration of tactical air power and mechanized army units on the ground. The combination of Panzer mobility and Stuka firepower seemed to be unstoppable, and enabled …
Ground Attack Aircraft in Luftwaffe Ground attack is the use of aircraft to provide close support to troops in the battlefield. The effectiveness of air attack on ground targets, in term of destructiveness and lethality, was considerably less than might be expected from the quantity of firepower that can be mounted on a relatively small …
MiG-29 History – Born of “Fulcrum” The shock came when the CIA in Langley, USA, looked through data sent by their surveillance satellites from Ramenscoye aircraft test facility in Russia, at this time still the USSR and a potent enemy to NATO. According to rumors the USSR was going to introduce a new aircraft generation …
Besides Iran, six foreign countries were initially briefed on the F-14, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Japan opting Instead for the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle; while Australia, Canada, and Spain decided on the McDonnell Douglas/Northrop F/A-18 Hornet. The major reason for the decisions was cost, both of initial procurement, and the recurring maintenance and training expenses …
For its local needs, the Croatian Air Force operates two An-32Bs and a combination of Mi-8 and Mi-171 Sh helicopters. The transport element is the largest within the HRZ (Croatian
The history of the Hellenic AF Mirage 2000 dates back to 1988, when the first examples of the French-buiIt fighter touched down at Tanagra in central Greece.The Mirage 2000 force, divided into two squadrons, 331 and 332 Mira,