Ragging, Rifles, Dignitaries and a Tiger Hunt: Life at Dehradun’s Military Academy in the 1950s
My joining the army was not a planned career choice, nor something I would have visualised in those days. Career planning, as such, was...
Russia’s Solar Drone Argus Promises Battlefield Internet Without Satellites
Russia is preparing to start flight tests of a new stratospheric unmanned aerial vehicle, "Argus," which was developed by the company Stratolink, in March...
Why Moscow Said “No” to Beijing’s Request for the Tu-160’s NK-32
Russia had declined to sell the strategic NK-32 turbojet engine, which is used in the Tu-160 "White Swan" strategic bomber, to China, according to...
Russia Just Received a “Large Batch” of Su-57 — But How Many Are There Really?
The Aerospace Forces of Russia had received a "large batch" of new fifth-generation Su-57 fighters, as reported by Russian official media on February 9,...
Not a Bomber? Why the Il-76 Could Become the Most Unexpected Strike Aircraft
Currently, the concept of Russian strategic aviation is on the brink of a major shift. The Tupolev Tu-160 and Tupolev Tu-95, which were once...