Russian magazine Moscow Defense Brief publishes an interview with the engineer from Kuznetzov engine factory which conttains some interesting pieces regarding the use of Tu-142ME in India Q: You have mentioned India. Was Kuznetsov involved in the maintenance of NK-12 engines used on the Indian Tu-142ME anti-submarine planes? A: That was our company’s first delivery abroad, and we went about it very carefully. We weren’t completely familiar with the operational environment in... Read more ..read more

Flying & Fighting in the MiG-21: Interview with Group Captain MJA Vinod October 29, 2019. Despite first flying over sixty years, the pugnacious MiG-21 remains in frontline service in the Indian Air Force. Fast, agile and brutally simple – the elderly Cold War fighter jet is still capable of biting complacent opponents, and even has some tricks up its sleeve that more sophisticated enemies cannot match. We spoke to Group Captain MJA Vinod (formerly of the Indian Air... Read more ..read more

Horse Archers Are Overrated Horse archers often have a memetic status in military history and military fantasy alike. Mongols are said to have conquered most of Eurasia simply because they were awesome horse archers, and Doth… warfantasy.wordpress.com Horse archers often have a memetic status in military history and military fantasy alike. Mongols are said to have conquered most of Eurasia simply because they were awesome horse archers, and Dothraki are considered unbeatable by many in the A Song of Ice and Fire fandom because they are a horse archer stereotype. Most of the books discus ..read more

Tito’s Partisan-Fascist Alliance, Part 1 – Introduction Kingdom of Yugoslavia was an artificial creation resulting from Serb occupation of southern areas of Austria-Hungary. Croatian parts of Austria-Hungary were mostly given to Serbia, and in smaller p… worldwarsview.wordpress.com Kingdom of Yugoslavia was an artificial creation resulting from Serb occupation of southern areas of Austria-Hungary. Croatian parts of Austria-Hungary were mostly given to Serbia, and in smaller part to Italy and Hungary. Serb imperialists led by Nikola Pašić had already in 1916. accepted the “right” of Ita ..read more

New Insights Into Mysterious Soviet ‘Dome Of Light’ Phenomenon In Declassified Documents Air Force analysts were baffled by the massive light shows, which may have been a countermeasure against American early warning satellites. www.thedrive.com ..read more

Old but Gold The Myth Bomber Whistle-blower scientist says Pokhran II was a failure and lambasts the NSA ('babe in the nuclear woods') and APJ Kalam ('doesn't know where to hide his face now') The Myth Bomber Updated: 29 Jan 2022 8:53 Am When the door to the first-floor apartment of S-523 A in Delhi’s spiffy Greater Kailash-II colony is flung open... Read more ..read more

Army of John Hunyadi and Matthias Corvinus Recruitment and organization John Hunyadi Both Hunyadis utilized army which was a combination of mercenaries and feudal banderia (banners – Exercitus Banderialis). Occassionally the army would be s… warfantasy.wordpress.com Campaigns of John Hunyadi Introduction Kingdom of Hungary and Croatia had provided a continuous defense of Western Europe against Ottoman expansion from Battle of Nicopolis in 1396. until Battle of Mohacs in 1526. During th… warfantasy.wordpress.com Introduction​Kingdom of Hungary and Croatia had provided a continuou ..read more

Operation Rosselsprung – German Invasion of Drvar 1944 Historiography of the Second World War in Yugoslavia is unfortunately still full of Communist propaganda, not just in Croatia but in the West as well. But some facts are now more available. Today i… warinhistory.wordpress.com Historiography of the Second World War in Yugoslavia is unfortunately still full of Communist propaganda, not just in Croatia but in the West as well. But some facts are now more available. Today it is known that after the... Read more ..read more

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On 24 Feb 1944, USN Patrol Squadron VP-63 scored its 1st victory against a German U-boat with a unique weapon, the retro bomb mated to a magnetic anomaly detector (MAD). 2 x PBY Catalina drove U-761 to the surface and forced its abandonment off Gibraltar ..read more