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A Boeing 707 That Survived The ‘Black September’ Hijacking Spree Is Getting Scrapped
Cold War

A Boeing 707 That Survived The ‘Black September’ Hijacking Spree Is Getting Scrapped

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on May 11, 2021

With No Ejection Seats, Skyknight Fighter Crews Slid Down A Tunnel To Salvation
Vietnam War

With No Ejection Seats, Skyknight Fighter Crews Slid Down A Tunnel To Salvation

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on May 5, 2021

Bin Laden Raid Pilot Says Unique Marine Air-To-Air Course Likely Saved Him From Pakistani F-16s
People

Bin Laden Raid Pilot Says Unique Marine Air-To-Air Course Likely Saved Him From Pakistani F-16s

By tyler rogoway and jamie hunter

Posted on May 3, 2021

Royal Navy Is Painting Its Patrol Boats In WWI-Style Dazzle Camouflage
WWI

Royal Navy Is Painting Its Patrol Boats In WWI-Style Dazzle Camouflage

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Apr 27, 2021

The Hunt For A Soviet Submarine Desperately Trying To Sneak Through The Strait Of Gibraltar
Cold War

The Hunt For A Soviet Submarine Desperately Trying To Sneak Through The Strait Of Gibraltar

By Juan Rivera

Updated on Apr 23, 2021

Articulated Gun Pods Allowed Soviet Aircraft To Fire Backwards, Downwards, And Even Sideways
Cold War

Articulated Gun Pods Allowed Soviet Aircraft To Fire Backwards, Downwards, And Even Sideways

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Apr 12, 2021

The Cheyenne Attack Helicopter Had A Crazy Rotating Gunner’s Seat Right Out Of Star Wars
Vietnam War

The Cheyenne Attack Helicopter Had A Crazy Rotating Gunner’s Seat Right Out Of Star Wars

By Brett Tingley and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 2, 2021

Special Operations Command’s New A-29 Super Tucano Pays Tribute To World War II Air Commandos
WWII

Special Operations Command’s New A-29 Super Tucano Pays Tribute To World War II Air Commandos

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 29, 2021

Canada’s CF-105 Arrow Interceptor Is The Cold War Legend That Refuses To Die
Cold War

Canada’s CF-105 Arrow Interceptor Is The Cold War Legend That Refuses To Die

By Stephen Walker

Posted on Mar 25, 2021

The Soviet Union’s Railway-Based Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Had An Inflatable Nosecone
Cold War

The Soviet Union’s Railway-Based Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Had An Inflatable Nosecone

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Mar 10, 2021

Yes, The U.S. Navy Also Took The Spitfire Into Battle During World War II
WWII

Yes, The U.S. Navy Also Took The Spitfire Into Battle During World War II

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 5, 2021

New Docs Show 1983 NATO Exercise Led To The Soviets Arming 100 Jets For Nuclear War
Cold War

New Docs Show 1983 NATO Exercise Led To The Soviets Arming 100 Jets For Nuclear War

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Feb 18, 2021

Here’s Our Best Look Yet At Russia’s Secretive Space Cannon, The Only Gun Ever Fired In Space
Cold War

Here’s Our Best Look Yet At Russia’s Secretive Space Cannon, The Only Gun Ever Fired In Space

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 16, 2021

Take A Rare Look Inside Russia’s Doomsday Ballistic Missile Warning System
Cold War

Take A Rare Look Inside Russia’s Doomsday Ballistic Missile Warning System

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Feb 16, 2021

The Oddly Shaped USS Grayback Was A Cold War Submarine Like No Other
Cold War

The Oddly Shaped USS Grayback Was A Cold War Submarine Like No Other

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Feb 14, 2021

Veteran Submariners Explain What Might Have Caused Japanese Submarine Collision
People

Veteran Submariners Explain What Might Have Caused Japanese Submarine Collision

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 10, 2021

Boeing’s Chief F-15 Test Pilot Talks Flying The Air Force’s New Eagle On Its Maiden Flight
People

Boeing’s Chief F-15 Test Pilot Talks Flying The Air Force’s New Eagle On Its Maiden Flight

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Feb 8, 2021

Royal Air Force Turned A Torpedo Bomber Into A Flying Flamethrower During World War II
WWII

Royal Air Force Turned A Torpedo Bomber Into A Flying Flamethrower During World War II

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jan 20, 2021

The Story Of The Jet That Would Have Delivered South Africa’s Nuclear Bomb
Cold War

The Story Of The Jet That Would Have Delivered South Africa’s Nuclear Bomb

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jan 18, 2021

How British Tornados Used A Special Weapon To Ravage Saddam’s Airfields In Daring Desert Storm Raids
Desert Storm

How British Tornados Used A Special Weapon To Ravage Saddam’s Airfields In Daring Desert Storm Raids

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Jan 15, 2021

Here Is What Happened The Last Time The U.S. Capitol Was Stormed Over Two Centuries Ago
History

Here Is What Happened The Last Time The U.S. Capitol Was Stormed Over Two Centuries Ago

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Jan 8, 2021

Behold The SR-71 Blackbird’s Nest At Dawn
Cold War

Behold The SR-71 Blackbird’s Nest At Dawn

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 2, 2021

Reflections And Wisdom From A Cold War Submarine Hunter
Cold War

Reflections And Wisdom From A Cold War Submarine Hunter

By Kevin Noonan and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 30, 2020

Fighting World War Three In A Fjord And Chasing Soviet Submarines In The S-3 Viking
Cold War

Fighting World War Three In A Fjord And Chasing Soviet Submarines In The S-3 Viking

By Kevin Noonan and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 30, 2020

Confessions Of A Submarine Hunting S-3 Viking Crewman During The Twilight Of The Cold War
Cold War

Confessions Of A Submarine Hunting S-3 Viking Crewman During The Twilight Of The Cold War

By Kevin Noonan and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 30, 2020

The Making Of A Submarine Hunting S-3 Viking Crewman
Cold War

The Making Of A Submarine Hunting S-3 Viking Crewman

By Kevin Noonan and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 30, 2020

The Tale Of A World War II British Submarine That Shot Down An Enemy Plane With A Torpedo
WWII

The Tale Of A World War II British Submarine That Shot Down An Enemy Plane With A Torpedo

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 29, 2020

Britain’s Shackleton Radar Plane Was Born As An Already Antiquated Cold War Dinosaur
Cold War

Britain’s Shackleton Radar Plane Was Born As An Already Antiquated Cold War Dinosaur

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 24, 2020

10 Fictional ‘Black Jet’ Toys, Models, And Video Games From The 1980s To Today
History

10 Fictional ‘Black Jet’ Toys, Models, And Video Games From The 1980s To Today

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Dec 23, 2020

We Talk Tomcats With A Veteran Navy Test Pilot On The F-14’s 50th Birthday
People

We Talk Tomcats With A Veteran Navy Test Pilot On The F-14’s 50th Birthday

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 21, 2020

F-16s Rescue Desperate Special Operators In This Chilling Account With Gun Camera Footage
People

F-16s Rescue Desperate Special Operators In This Chilling Account With Gun Camera Footage

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 18, 2020

Chasing Soviet Missiles In The Cobra Ball From A Desolate Rock In The Aleutian Islands
Cold War

Chasing Soviet Missiles In The Cobra Ball From A Desolate Rock In The Aleutian Islands

By Robert Hopkins

Updated on Dec 16, 2020

The Soviet Union’s Burya Cruise Missile Was A Little-Known Cold War Monster
Cold War

The Soviet Union’s Burya Cruise Missile Was A Little-Known Cold War Monster

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 16, 2020

Inside The Air Force’s Elite Aggressor Program With One Of Its Top Pilots
People

Inside The Air Force’s Elite Aggressor Program With One Of Its Top Pilots

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Dec 15, 2020

Chuck Yeager’s Amazing Life Told Through The Airplanes He Flew
People

Chuck Yeager’s Amazing Life Told Through The Airplanes He Flew

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 9, 2020

Yes, Serbian Air Defenses Did Hit Another F-117 During Operation Allied Force In 1999
History

Yes, Serbian Air Defenses Did Hit Another F-117 During Operation Allied Force In 1999

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 2, 2020

F-15 Eagle Pilot Explains Exactly How He Downed Three Migs During Two Wars
People

F-15 Eagle Pilot Explains Exactly How He Downed Three Migs During Two Wars

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

How A Canadian Pilot Became The First Westerner To Fly The Feared MiG-29 Fulcrum
People

How A Canadian Pilot Became The First Westerner To Fly The Feared MiG-29 Fulcrum

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The British Had A Plan To Drop Anthrax Laced Cattle Feed Over Germany In 1942
WWII

The British Had A Plan To Drop Anthrax Laced Cattle Feed Over Germany In 1942

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

This Was The Largest Conventional Explosion America Ever Set Off
Cold War

This Was The Largest Conventional Explosion America Ever Set Off

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Here’s How An EC-135 Crew Pulled Off One Of The Most Jaw-Dropping Air Show Takeoffs Ever
Cold War

Here’s How An EC-135 Crew Pulled Off One Of The Most Jaw-Dropping Air Show Takeoffs Ever

By Robert Hopkins

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Russia Releases “Tsar Bomba” Test Footage Of The Most Powerful Nuclear Bomb Blast Ever
Cold War

Russia Releases “Tsar Bomba” Test Footage Of The Most Powerful Nuclear Bomb Blast Ever

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Mysterious Cold War Case Of Unidentified Aircraft Descending On Loring Air Force Base
Cold War

The Mysterious Cold War Case Of Unidentified Aircraft Descending On Loring Air Force Base

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

F-102 Delta Dagger’s Weapons Bays Combined Rockets And Missiles In A Feat Of Cold War Ingenuity
Cold War

F-102 Delta Dagger’s Weapons Bays Combined Rockets And Missiles In A Feat Of Cold War Ingenuity

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Forgotten Fireball Made The First Jet-Powered Carrier Landing By Accident
People

The Forgotten Fireball Made The First Jet-Powered Carrier Landing By Accident

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Yes, The United States Did Draw Up A Plan To Drop 80 Nuclear Weapons On North Korea
Cold War

Yes, The United States Did Draw Up A Plan To Drop 80 Nuclear Weapons On North Korea

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

You Can Buy The World’s Only Flyable P-82 Twin Mustang For $12,000,000
WWII

You Can Buy The World’s Only Flyable P-82 Twin Mustang For $12,000,000

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Day The Royal Air Force Lost Six Jet Fighters In Just 45 Minutes
Cold War

The Day The Royal Air Force Lost Six Jet Fighters In Just 45 Minutes

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

How Israel Got This MiG-21 That Sean Connery Posed Next To Was Like A Real-Life Bond Movie
People

How Israel Got This MiG-21 That Sean Connery Posed Next To Was Like A Real-Life Bond Movie

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Britain’s Cold War-Era Monster Destroyer Has Finally Been Retired
Cold War

Britain’s Cold War-Era Monster Destroyer Has Finally Been Retired

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The TOZ-81 ‘Mars’ Gun Was The Soviet Union’s Ultimate Space Revolver
Cold War

The TOZ-81 ‘Mars’ Gun Was The Soviet Union’s Ultimate Space Revolver

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Her Majesty’s Death Ray: How The AIM-9L Sidewinder Vanquished The Argentine Air Force
History

Her Majesty’s Death Ray: How The AIM-9L Sidewinder Vanquished The Argentine Air Force

By Rowland White

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Why The Destroyer USS Paul Hamilton Came Home Flying A Crescent Moon Flag And A Long Pennant
History

Why The Destroyer USS Paul Hamilton Came Home Flying A Crescent Moon Flag And A Long Pennant

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Russia Still Uses This Cold War Relic Of An Underground Anti-Ship Missile System In Crimea
Cold War

Russia Still Uses This Cold War Relic Of An Underground Anti-Ship Missile System In Crimea

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The AH-1W Super Cobra Has Been Retired From The Marine Corps After 34 Years Of Service
Vietnam War

The AH-1W Super Cobra Has Been Retired From The Marine Corps After 34 Years Of Service

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Amazing Story Of How This Nazi Recon Plane Ended Up Being Tested In The U.S. During WWII
WWII

The Amazing Story Of How This Nazi Recon Plane Ended Up Being Tested In The U.S. During WWII

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

New Insights Into Mysterious Soviet ‘Dome Of Light’ Phenomenon In Declassified Documents
Cold War

New Insights Into Mysterious Soviet ‘Dome Of Light’ Phenomenon In Declassified Documents

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Youngest World War II Medal Of Honor Recipient Threw Himself On Two Grenades And Lived
People

The Youngest World War II Medal Of Honor Recipient Threw Himself On Two Grenades And Lived

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

This Soviet Twin-Rotor Helicopter Design Was A High-Speed Rival To The Mi-24 Hind
Cold War

This Soviet Twin-Rotor Helicopter Design Was A High-Speed Rival To The Mi-24 Hind

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 25, 2020

Navy Maritime Patrol Planes Flying From Cold War Base In Bermuda For First Time In Decades
Cold War

Navy Maritime Patrol Planes Flying From Cold War Base In Bermuda For First Time In Decades

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 20, 2020

Watch The Biggest Unexploded World War Two Bomb Ever Found in Poland Blow Up
WWII

Watch The Biggest Unexploded World War Two Bomb Ever Found in Poland Blow Up

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 13, 2020

The US Moves Nukes in Booby Trapped Tractor Trailers Straight Out Of An Action Movie
History

The US Moves Nukes in Booby Trapped Tractor Trailers Straight Out Of An Action Movie

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 20, 2020

The Secretive Inventor Of The Navy’s Bizarre ‘UFO Patents’ Finally Talks
People

The Secretive Inventor Of The Navy’s Bizarre ‘UFO Patents’ Finally Talks

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Oct 9, 2020

Iran Touts Buried “Missile Farms” Like Ones The United States Explored During The Cold War
Cold War

Iran Touts Buried “Missile Farms” Like Ones The United States Explored During The Cold War

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 10, 2020