Národní technické muzeum (the National Technical Museum (NTM), the largest institution of its kind in the Czech Republic, houses an extensive collection of technical artefacts. As of 2023, the museum’s collection comprised around eighty thousand […]
Junkers J 1 (full-scale replica), exhibited at Technikmuseum “Hugo Junkers” in Dessau, August 2025. Hugo Junkers was one of the best-known German inventors of the early 20th century. His early career was related to mechanical […]
On 6th September 2025, Benediktinský Aeroklub Broumov (the Benedictine Aeroclub Broumov) organised another edition of its annual open day. Despite the rainy weather, the event attracted many curious visitors from nearby communities, as well as […]
It was in early November 2024 that we first wrote about wingsuit flyer Peter Salzmann and his feat of breaking three world records in a single flight. Now, almost a year later, the Austrian skydiver […]
HC-2 Heli Baby (c/n 002 – 2nd prototype, RA-05 of the Czechoslovak Air Force, formerly OK-10), light utility helicopter, on display at the National Technical Museum, Prague, April 2025. In the late 1940s, the development […]
In early September 2025, the Polish Naval Air Brigade officially retired its last Mil Mi-14PŁ anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter. The Mi-14PŁ (the Polish designation for the Mi-14PL) served as the primary ASW (anti-submarine warfare) rotorcraft […]
Yakovlev Yak-27R / Як-27Р, NATO reporting name “Mangrove” (c/n 477, formerly “0708” – “red 28” of the Soviet Air Force), exhibited at Technikmuseum “Hugo Junkers” in Dessau, August 2025. In the early 1950s, the Soviet […]
In June 2025, four months ahead of schedule, Boeing and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) successfully completed the MQ-28 Ghost Bat test programme. According to the company, the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) proved its […]
Between 10th and 21st August 2025, more than 350 participants from the US Department of Defense (DOD), industry and partner nations took part in Schriever Wargame 2025 (SW 25) – the unique space exercise, held […]
Canadian Car and Foundry AT-6 Harvard Mk IV (c/n CCF-4-409, SP-YIX, formerly ´51-17227´ of the United States Air Force and ´MM5384´ of the Italian Air Force), performing an evening flying display in the golden light […]
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