Articles by Roberto Martin Jimenez

Attempts have been made for decades to develop a family of AESA radars for the Eurofighter Typhoon fighter-bombers. For different reasons, its development and commissioning has been delayed over time, encountering technological, financial or political impediments. Only now, when fifth-generation fighter-bombers are already an established reality and there are even development projects for sixth-generation devices underway, have firm steps been taken to update the Typhoons with AESA radars. A story of frustrations, contradictory decisions and, hopefully, also successes, which is well worth telling. (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively for paying users. If you want to access the full text, you can subscribe to Ejercitos Magazine taking advantage of our offer for new subscribers through the following link.

The Indian Armed Forces have always stood out for their mix of resources from different sources, combining materials of both Western and Soviet origin. Increasingly, however, they try to source products that are licensed or completely indigenous developments, manufactured in the country itself. The HAL Prachand combat helicopter is a good example of the latter: a design also designed to operate in high altitude conditions, since whether against the People's Republic of China or against Pakistan, the Indian Armed Forces must be capable of fight in the mountainous areas in the north of the country. (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively for paying users. If you want to access the full text, you can subscribe to Ejercitos Magazine taking advantage of our offer for new subscribers through the following link.

In June 1967, the Israeli Air Force (Heyl Ha Avir) had just slammed its fist on the table. In just 6 days it had destroyed the air forces of its Arab neighbors and had done so with a fleet of aircraft that was almost entirely of French origin: Mirage III, Super Mystere, Mystere IV, Vaotour, Ouragan, even the small Magisters. , they proved their worth. The Israeli Air Force was the owner of the skies of the Middle East almost without discussion. The French aeronautical industry promised it would be very happy, until international sanctions and political pressure aimed at producing an indigenous combat aircraft led Jerusalem to look to the unborn IAI Lavi for a solution to its problems. (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively for paying users. If you want to access the full text, you can subscribe to Ejercitos Magazine taking advantage of our offer for new subscribers through the following link.

Like many of the main armies on the European continent, the Italian Army is currently in a modernization process that, although some describe it as evolutionary, seems to point more towards a change of cycle. Not in vain, in addition to modernizing its Legacy systems (in the case of the Ariete, Freccia or Centauro), it is incorporating new armored vehicles and transport helicopters, studying to equip itself with a new battle tank and has embarked on the NEES program, which here we try. Of all the ongoing programs, without a doubt this one, that of the AW249 NEES (Nuovo Elicottero da Esplorazione e Scorta or New Exploration and Escort Helicopter), is the most important. (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively for paying users. If you want to access the full text, you can subscribe to Ejercitos Magazine taking advantage of our offer for new subscribers through the following link.

A while ago, in our first issue to be exact, we published an article in which the Xian Y-20 was talked about as the "true Chinese Revolution." Thus, regardless of the developments that the Asian giant has presented in terms of fighter aviation, missiles or warships, without strategic transport aviation worthy of the name, its plans to be a global power would be very difficult to implement. . With the (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively for paying users. If you want to access the full text, you can subscribe to Ejercitos Magazine taking advantage of our offer for new subscribers through the following link.

The Mirage 2000D RMV upgrade program seeks to bring the veteran French aircraft into the XNUMXst century, increasing both their reconnaissance and air-to-ground and air-to-air attack capabilities thanks to the incorporation of new equipment at a very reasonable cost. If France manages to bring the program to fruition, as everything indicates will happen, we will still see them active for many years. (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively for paying users. If you want to access the full text, you can subscribe to Ejercitos Magazine taking advantage of our offer for new subscribers through the following link.

The Dynetics An autonomous, collaborative, reusable, modular device that can be used thousands of kilometers thanks to the fact that it can be transported in the hold of a cargo plane and launched and picked up from the air. There are so many possibilities and the technical challenge is so enormous, that it was impossible not to dedicate an article like this to the Dynetics X-61A Gremlin. (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively for paying users. If you want to access the full text, you can subscribe to Ejercitos Magazine taking advantage of our offer for new subscribers through the following link.

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The British New Medium Helicopter program aims to replace, with a single model, some of the most widespread aircraft in the Royal Air Force's helicopter fleet. After two decades of unsuccessful attempts, no decision has yet been made. It is even likely that the British will not opt ​​for any of the models that the market offers, pending the conclusions of the American Future Vertical Lift program. Meanwhile, several candidates, with the Airbus H175 and Leonardo AW149 and UH-60M in the lead, are bidding to become the substitute, among others, for the veteran Puma. (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively for paying users. If you want to access the full text, you can subscribe to Ejercitos Magazine taking advantage of our offer for new subscribers through the following link.