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We have unique insights into the Navy's requirements for private adversary jets and its big decision that could impact future contract awards.

The device was supposed to help deal with the strain of firing the plane's gun and disperse dangerous fumes, but created its own problems.

The Blackbird had suffered an engine failure during a mission over the Baltic Sea and its crew feared that Soviet jets might be hunting for them.

The CIA was mired in controversy and battling for its life before George Bush took over and turned it around with long-lasting reforms.

The sprawling and remote facility is critical to maintaining the Navy's combat edge and, according to one man, it is also a fascinating place to work.

The system in question was clearly very advanced for its time and appears similar to the unique navigation system in A-6 Intruders from the same era.

The first message alerting others of Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor was short and devastatingly clear.

Skunk Works test pilot Harold "Hal" Farley Jr. was at the controls of the YF-117 as it wobbled into the skies for the first time over Area 51.

The launcher could allow everything from amphibious assault ships to logistics ships to carry the Navy's most potent surface-launched missiles.

The Navy wants to focus on designs that are already in service, but the under construction Type 26 design represents a unique opportunity.

The AGM-69 Short Range Attack Missile was a vital, but seldom discussed part of America's airborne deterrent during the last half of the Cold War.

Few photographs exist of these unique helicopters, but all evidence points to them belonging to the Army's highly secretive Flight Concepts Division.

Sikorsky is betting huge on its X2 technology, but there's still much to understand about it and how they see it as the future of vertical lift.

Someone or something appears to have some extremely advanced technology and the Pentagon is actively changing the nature of the conversation about it.

The presentations provide a window into what kinds of information he was receiving, and how, during a particularly critical time in history.

It's time to cut a leg off America's Cold War vintage nuclear triad and dramatically strengthen the far more relevant two that remain.

As the Army hunts for a new stealthy, high-speed, long-range attack reconnaissance helicopter, it's interesting to look back at what might have been.

The base's old Orbiter Processing Facility offers high security and isolation, as well as ease of operations and access to vast sanitized airspace.

The constellation of orbital sensors can detect infrared events such as missile launches, artillery fire, and planes exploding in the sky.

Test Pilot Paul Metz gives an in-depth brief on the YF-23 and the Advanced Tactical Fighter program, including his thoughts on why the F-22 won.