Valius Venckunas
996 articles
Journalist
Valius is a member of AeroTime’s editorial team, based in Vilnius, Lithuania. Before joining in 2020, he spent half-a-decade doing academic work in the field of political communication. Armed with this experience, he strives to bring scientific rigor into his work, focusing on defense, history and analysis.
Valius is a member of AeroTime’s editorial team, based in Vilnius, Lithuania. Before joining in 2020, he spent half-a-decade doing academic work in the field of political communication. Armed with this experience, he strives to bring scientific rigor into his work, focusing on defense, history and analysis.
Top 10 most expensive fighter jets in 2023
Fighter jets are the most advanced, the most powerful, and the most technologically complex of all aircraft, and…
2023-11-24
Revealed: Top 10 world’s fastest fighter jets in 2023
With the SR-71 long retired, and the X-15 having stopped flying during the 1960s, the quickest aircraft flying…
2023-11-22
Top 10 supersonic business jets to look out for in the future
The return of supersonic travel is an appealing thought. It has been nearly 75 years since Chuck Yeager…
2023-07-05
Plane embarrassment: when militaries use the wrong jet for publicity
Aircraft recognition is a skill most people will never need in their lives. However, in some cases, this…
2023-04-11
Florida man uses ChatGPT to land an airplane, saves family
A Florida man used a popular chatbot app to land an airplane after both pilots became incapacitated, local…
2023-04-01
Loyal wingmen: the cyberpunk future of aerial warfare
A swarm of small, fast, cockpit-less fighter jets are flying in a tight circle around an F-35 Lightning…
2023-03-30
How was the F-22 Raptor overshadowed by the F-35 Lightning II?
In early 2023 the venerable Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor seemed to be given a new lease of life…
2023-03-23
Turkey’s TF-X caught performing taxi tests before unveiling
The prototype of the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) TF-X fifth-generation fighter jet has been photographed performing taxi tests.…
2023-03-17
B-21 Raider maiden flight delayed ‘by a few months’
The first flight of the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider strategic bomber will now happen several months later than…
2023-03-17
Slovakian government approves sending MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine
Slovakian government approved sending its retired miG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine. The decision follows months of deliberation and…
2023-03-17
First in the MiG-29 coalition: Poland to hand Ukraine fighter jets in ‘weeks’
Poland could transfer MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine in “four to six weeks,” the Polish Prime Minister Mateusz…
2023-03-16
Goodbye, ISS: NASA requests funds for deorbiting module
NASA plans to spend around $1 billion on a deorbiting tug to bring down the International Space Station…
2023-03-14
All in on sixth-generation fighters: US reveals 2024 defense budget plan
The US Department of Defense (DoD) will continue to increase its research and defense spending while ramping up…
2023-03-14
When – and where – will the first eVTOLs enter service?
For many years now the headlines have been full of stories about electric take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft,…
2023-03-10
USAF to retire A-10 by 2029
The US Air Force (USAF) plans to retire the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft by 2029. …
2023-03-10
Chinese space rocket reentered atmosphere over Texas, authorities search for fragments
A Chinese Long March 2D space rocket which delivered three surveillance satellites to orbit in June 2022 has…
2023-03-10
Russia strikes Kyiv with hypersonic missiles during latest attack
In the early morning of March 9, 2023, Russia launched its largest missile strike on Ukraine in recent…
2023-03-09
China resumes testing of its biplane cargo drone
The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) performed another series of tests on the Y-5U, an unmanned version…
2023-03-09