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SpaceX to Launch Four Falcon Heavy Rockets Under New U.S. National Security Program New missions have been announced for the U.S. Space Force (USSF) and the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), with a total value of $1.142 billion. According to the decision, SpaceX has been awarded five launch assignments, while United Launch Alliance (ULA) received two. This marks the second year of orders (OY2) under the National Security Space […] The post SpaceX to Launch Four Falcon Heavy Rockets Under New U.S. National Security Program appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

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Sikorsky Unveils Nomad Drone Series for Maritime and Land Missions Sikorsky has unveiled the Nomad VTOL drone series featuring a tail frame and dual-propeller power system. The lineup includes aircraft the size of a medium-lift S-70 Black Hawk helicopter, designed for maritime and land missions, including reconnaissance, light attacks, and combat logistics, enabling operations without relying on runways. “Nomad represents the next generation of long-range […] The post Sikorsky Unveils Nomad Drone Series for Maritime and Land Missions appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

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Weapons of Ukraine’s victory: Zozulya Deep Strike Drone Today we look at the new long-range UAV Zozulya, reportedly capable of flights up to 2,100 km, introduced by the Ukrainian company Warbirds of Ukraine. Ukraine continues to face shortages across many classes of weaponry and has been integrating unmanned aerial systems at scale to fill capability gaps. In that context, long-range platforms for strikes […] The post Weapons of Ukraine’s victory: Zozulya Deep Strike Drone appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

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American Attack Aircraft, Part 7: John Northrop’s “Gamma” In the first half of the 1930s, the U.S. aviation industry was introducing new civilian aircraft one after another. These models incorporated the most advanced solutions of the time in aerodynamics, aircraft construction, powerplants, and onboard systems. As a result, mail and passenger planes often outperformed military aircraft – not only bombers and reconnaissance planes but also […] The post American Attack Aircraft, Part 7: John Northrop’s “Gamma” appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

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Rafael unveiled two counter-drone systems: Hunter Eagle and Ghost Hunter At DSEI 2025 the Israeli company Rafael presented two new counter-UAV systems – Hunter Eagle and Ghost Hunter. Its approach to countering drones is based on three stages: detection, classification, and neutralization. The company already offers the Drone Dome suite, which combines a radar, an EW-SIGINT sensor, the Speed ER electro-optic sensor, a jammer, and […] The post Rafael unveiled two counter-drone systems: Hunter Eagle and Ghost Hunter appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

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ADASI introduced a RASH‑2M kit, that converts 120 mm shells into cruise bombs EDGE, one of the world’s leading groups in advanced technologies and defence, presented its latest developments at the international defence industry exhibition Partner 2025, which took place in Belgrade at the end of September. Among the solutions on display was the RASH‑2M kit – a system for converting mortar ammunition into guided munitions, developed and […] The post ADASI introduced a RASH‑2M kit, that converts 120 mm shells into cruise bombs appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

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Ministry of Defense Announces Delivery of Gripen Fighters to Ukraine Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister, Lieutenant General Ivan Havryliuk, hinted in a BBC interview that the country anticipates receiving additional combat aircraft, including F‑16, as well as French Mirage jets and Swedish Gripen fighters. He noted that Russia is expected to intensify its airstrikes and increase the number of its strike systems. Russian forces have already […] The post Ministry of Defense Announces Delivery of Gripen Fighters to Ukraine appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

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Tomahawk Cruise Missiles – What You Need to Know Today, we’ll take a look at the legendary American Tomahawk cruise missiles, which have recently returned to the center of public discussion and debate. Ukraine needs long-range missiles The challenge of countering strikes by Russian aviation from distant launch points is becoming increasingly acute. Long-range Russian bombers regularly attack Ukraine by launching missiles from airspace […] The post Tomahawk Cruise Missiles – What You Need to Know appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

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Ukrainian PD-2 Drone Tested for Organ Transport Unmanned aerial vehicles have become a key component of Ukraine’s defense, performing a wide range of tasks: conducting frontline reconnaissance, adjusting artillery fire, delivering supplies to high-risk areas, and carrying out strike missions both on the front line and behind enemy lines. According to the military, “the sky is full of drones.” But the question […] The post Ukrainian PD-2 Drone Tested for Organ Transport appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

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Saab JAS 39 Gripen as an Option for the Ukrainian Air Force: Understanding This Aircraft The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense previously noted that one potential option for modernizing the country’s Air Force is the Swedish Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets. Reports later emerged that Sweden would provide basic training for Ukrainian pilots on these aircraft. Today, it was announced that the Ministry of Defense has confirmed the delivery of […] The post Saab JAS 39 Gripen as an Option for the Ukrainian Air Force: Understanding This Aircraft appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

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Ukrainian Armed Forces Strike Russian Strategic Facility with Neptune Missiles On September 29, units of Ukraine’s Rocket Forces and Artillery, supported by other Defense Forces units, carried out a missile strike on JSC “Karachev Electrodetal Plant,” located in the city of Karachev in Russia’s Bryansk region. Reports indicate that four missiles were launched at the facility, with a flight range exceeding 240 km. According to […] The post Ukrainian Armed Forces Strike Russian Strategic Facility with Neptune Missiles appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

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Ukrainian Forces Down Russian Mi-8 Helicopter with FPV Drone Ukrainian forces carried out another successful strike. Operators from the 59th Brigade of the Armed Forces’ Unmanned Systems managed to bring down a Russian helicopter using an FPV drone. The footage was released today on the official channel of Major Robert “Madyar” Brovdi, commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces. “The Mi-28 helicopter was destroyed by […] The post Ukrainian Forces Down Russian Mi-8 Helicopter with FPV Drone appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

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Helsing Unveils CA-1 Europa Combat Drone Prototype with AI German defence developer Helsing has revealed the CA‑1 Europa, a prototype combat drone the company describes as intended for widespread frontline use. Helsing says it plans to mature the platform for combat service over roughly four years, with a target operational date around 2029. The project is framed as a full‑scale design study aimed at […] The post Helsing Unveils CA-1 Europa Combat Drone Prototype with AI appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

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Ukraine Establishes a New Branch in Its Air Force: Unmanned Air Defense Systems Ukraine has begun forming a new branch within its Air Force: units focused on unmanned air defense systems. This initiative is intended to support a more flexible, layered approach to airspace defense, according to Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi. The new units are designed to complement the capabilities of tactical aviation […] The post Ukraine Establishes a New Branch in Its Air Force: Unmanned Air Defense Systems appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

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Ukrainian Air Forces shoot down Russian Su-34 attacking Zaporizhzhia Today, Russian forces lost another Su-34 fighter-bomber in the Zaporizhzhia region. According to the official Facebook page of the Ukrainian Air Forces Command, the aircraft was shot down around 4 a.m. Reports indicate that this Su-34 was carrying out attacks on the city of Zaporizhzhia using guided bombs. The Ukrainian Air Forces Command report also […] The post Ukrainian Air Forces shoot down Russian Su-34 attacking Zaporizhzhia appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

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US F-15Es Used Laser-Guided Bombs Against Iranian Kamikaze Drones A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle crew attempted to take down Iranian long-range kamikaze drones using precision LJDAM laser-guided bombs after running out of missiles during an intense Iranian barrage targeting Israel. Speaking at the Air & Space Forces Association’s 2025 Air, Space, and Cyber Conference, TWZ correspondent Howard Altman interviewed Col. Timothy “Diesel” […] The post US F-15Es Used Laser-Guided Bombs Against Iranian Kamikaze Drones appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

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Airplane airbags? It’s actually possible Could we soon see airbags for airplanes? Is this even feasible or legal? Let’s take a closer look. Until recently, airbags were almost exclusively associated with cars, where they have become a standard feature for passive protection of drivers and passengers. However, advances in engineering suggest that this technology could extend beyond automotive use and […] The post Airplane airbags? It’s actually possible appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

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Ukrainian Intelligence Burns Two Russian Be-12 Amphibious Aircraft in Crimea for the First Time in History Recently, special forces of Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate carried out another successful operation in temporarily occupied Crimea. What made this mission particularly remarkable was that Ukrainian intelligence operatives managed, for the first time in history, to destroy two Russian Be-12 “Chaika” amphibious aircraft. These planes are designed for anti-submarine warfare, making their destruction a significant […] The post Ukrainian Intelligence Burns Two Russian Be-12 Amphibious Aircraft in Crimea for the First Time in History appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

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Commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Unmanned Systems Presents 100-Day Report On June 11, 2025, five Drone Line units and seven Unmanned Systems Forces units were merged into the new Unmanned Systems Forces Grouping (USFG). Within the first 100 days, the combined unit introduced a series of organizational and technical innovations that improved the effectiveness of drone operations. Commander of the USFG, Robert “Madyar” Brovdi, reported […] The post Commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Unmanned Systems Presents 100-Day Report appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

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American Attack Aircraft, Part 6: Experiments of the 1930s In parallel with the production and deployment of the A-12 attack aircraft, the U.S. Army Air Corps tested several other prototypes. These models never entered service, but they remain noteworthy. Read also: First American Attack Aircrafts: Development Path, Part 1 First American Attack Aircrafts, Part 2: Alternative Projects of the Early 1920s American Attack Aircraft, […] The post American Attack Aircraft, Part 6: Experiments of the 1930s appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

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Ukraine and Poland to Form Joint Working Group on Unmanned Aerial Systems Ukraine and Poland have signed a memorandum to establish a Joint Working Group on Unmanned Aerial Systems. The announcement was made during a press conference featuring Ukraine’s Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal and Poland’s Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. “We are taking our security cooperation to a new level in response to Russian aggression, which threatens Ukraine […] The post Ukraine and Poland to Form Joint Working Group on Unmanned Aerial Systems appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

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Ukrainian Drone Forces Destroy Three Russian Air Defense Systems Worth $80–90 Million In August, operators from the 412th Nemesis Regiment of the Ukrainian Drone Forces struck three Russian air defense positions. The operation disabled two Tor-M2 surface-to-air missile systems, one Buk-M3 launcher, and a radar unit from a Buk-M2 system, which soldiers nicknamed the “Chupa Chups,” according to the official Facebook page of the 412th Nemesis Regiment. […] The post Ukrainian Drone Forces Destroy Three Russian Air Defense Systems Worth $80–90 Million appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

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Ukrainian Intelligence Reveals the Inner Workings of Russia’s “Geran-3” Drone On the War&Sanctions portal in the “Components in weapons” section, the GUR of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine published a detailed review of the construction and component base of the Russian unmanned aerial vehicle “Geran-3” series “U” with a turbojet engine. This drone is the jet counterpart of the Iranian Shahed-238; GUR first published […] The post Ukrainian Intelligence Reveals the Inner Workings of Russia’s “Geran-3” Drone appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

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House in Poland May Have Been Damaged by an F-16 Missile, Not a Russian Drone During a Russian drone attack on Poland, a house in the village of Wyrki-Wola near Lublin was damaged. According to the prosecutor’s office, debris from an “unidentified flying object” struck the building, damaging the roof and ceiling. However, new information obtained by Rzeczpospolita suggests the damage may not have been caused by a drone. Instead, […] The post House in Poland May Have Been Damaged by an F-16 Missile, Not a Russian Drone appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

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Inertial Navigation Systems: How It Works An inertial navigation system is one of the earliest known methods for determining the position and orientation of moving objects. While it lacks absolute accuracy and reliability – mainly due to error accumulation during measurement integration – it offers a key advantage: complete autonomy and independence from external signals. This makes inertial systems an enduring component of modern technology. […] The post Inertial Navigation Systems: How It Works appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

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Ukrainian Forces Down Russian Orion Combat Reconnaissance Drone with UAV Recently, the 414th Separate Brigade of Unmanned Systems, better known as the “Madyar’s Birds,” reported a notable success: for the first time, Ukrainian forces brought down a Russian Orion combat reconnaissance drone. This is a relatively uncommon event, as Russia has a limited number of these drones and therefore does not deploy them frequently. “An […] The post Ukrainian Forces Down Russian Orion Combat Reconnaissance Drone with UAV appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

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Ukrainian Su-27 Pilot of the 39th Tactical Aviation Brigade Killed During Combat Mission in Zaporizhzhia Sector On September 11, at around 1:30 p.m., Su-27 fighter pilot Major Oleksandr Borovyk of the 39th Tactical Aviation Brigade was killed while carrying out a combat mission in the Zaporizhzhia sector. He was 30 years old. According to the official Facebook page of the 39th Tactical Aviation Brigade, an investigation is currently underway to determine […] The post Ukrainian Su-27 Pilot of the 39th Tactical Aviation Brigade Killed During Combat Mission in Zaporizhzhia Sector appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

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The UK to Produce Ukrainian Interceptor Drones The United Kingdom has begun producing and co-developing advanced military equipment in partnership with Ukraine’s defense industry under a new technology-sharing agreement, according to an official government statement. The first project under this deal is Project OCTOPUS – an interceptor drone for air defense, developed in Ukraine with input from British scientists and technical specialists. Planned mass […] The post The UK to Produce Ukrainian Interceptor Drones appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

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