Top10 Modern Dogfighters

INTRODUCTION The aerial battle between fighter aircrafts at close range is termed as close combat or dogfighting (also known as ‘ air combat manoeuvring ‘ in modern terminology). First appeared in WW-I, dogfighting is still considered as an important part of aerial combat. Once considered as a thing of the past, now time has proved…

Beriev A-60 : The Soviet Union’s Secret Weapon Of The Cold War

INTRODUCTION “An airborne platform orbiting at 40,000 ft capable of shooting down enemy ICBMs and satellites using high power laser beams ” – sounds something straight out of Sci-fi movies, isn’t it? Then that was what Soviets built during 1980s – that too for the first time. Your enthusiasm doubles, isn’t it? Let’s read the…