The origins of Austro-Hungarian naval aviation can be traced back to 1910, when the naval department of k.u.k. Kriegsministerium (the Imperial and Royal Ministry of War) began to consider the military potential of aircraft. By […]
Airbus H145M LUH SOF and Airbus H145M LUH SAR (c/n 20136 and c/n 20360, ´76+14´ and ´77+08´ of the German Armed Forces), rehearsal for flying displays at 2025 edition of Tag der Bundeswehr open doors […]
Between 12th and 27th June 2025, this year´s edition of multinational tactical exercise ´Platinum Wolf´ (Платинасти вук) took place at Base South training grounds, in the vicinity of Bujanovac, Serbia. The training was organised by […]
On 4th July 1753, the French inventor and aviation pioneer, as well as the first professional balloon pilot in the world, was born in Les Andelys, France. Since the childhood, Blanchard, a son of a […]
Oskar Bider was born in 1891 in Langenbruck, Basel-Land. Although he initially planned to become a farmer and even travelled to Argentina to work as a gaucho, he soon realised that his true passion was […]
In June of 2025, Boeing and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) carried out first-of-a-kind demonstration of new capabilities by teaming two MQ-28 Ghost Bat uncrewed aircraft with Boeing E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and […]
Sikorsky H-34G (c/n 58-1100, formerly PZ+464, QB+467, QA+470, PC+202 and 80+35 of Heeresfliegertruppe / the German Army Air Corps), static display during the 2025 edition of Tag der Bundeswehr open-doors event, Bückeburg, June 2025. In […]
At the end of June, Oleg Kononenko celebrated his 61st birthday. And this creates a perfect opportunity to mention the Russian cosmonaut and milestones in space exploration he achieved, breaking several records of most time […]
On 27th June 1977, the Spanish training jet aircraft, CASA C-101 Aviojet, performed its first flight. The Aviojet was developed in response to the Spanish Air Force (since 2022 known as the Spanish Air and […]
Jean-Pierre Blanchard, a French inventor, aviation pioneer and the world’s first professional balloon pilot, was born on 4 July 1753, in Les Andelys, France. From an early age, Blanchard displayed remarkable mechanical talent and a […]
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