Featured in Cold WarBYThomas NewdickMay 11, 2021ShareA Boeing 707 That Survived The ‘Black September’ Hijacking Spree Is Getting ScrappedAfter years of abandonment on the edge of a now-closed airport, the historic 707 is being cut up. BYThomas NewdickMay 11, 2021ShareBYJuan RiveraApr 23, 2021ShareThe Hunt For A Soviet Submarine Desperately Trying To Sneak Through The Strait Of GibraltarThe Cold War cat-and-mouse game of anti-submarine warfare became very hot as the USS Steinaker approached the Mediterranean in January of 1967. BYJuan RiveraApr 23, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickApr 20, 2021SharePut Bombers Back On Nuclear Alert If ICBM Force Gets Slashed: Strategic Command BossAmerican bombers haven’t stood nuclear alert for decades, but that could change if the Minuteman III ICBM fleet gets retired without replacement. BYThomas NewdickApr 20, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickApr 12, 2021ShareArticulated Gun Pods Allowed Soviet Aircraft To Fire Backwards, Downwards, And Even SidewaysThe Cold War-era gun pods were a bizarre solution for strafing ground targets, but some linger on today. BYThomas NewdickApr 12, 2021ShareBYStephen WalkerMar 25, 2021ShareCanada’s CF-105 Arrow Interceptor Is The Cold War Legend That Refuses To DieSixty years later, we compile and unpack the rumors, myths, and conspiracy theories surrounding the fate of the intriguing Avro Arrow. BYStephen WalkerMar 25, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 18, 2021ShareNew Docs Show 1983 NATO Exercise Led To The Soviets Arming 100 Jets For Nuclear WarNewly released 1983 ‘War Scare’ documents reveal alarming details of the Soviet nuclear attack preparations. BYThomas NewdickFeb 18, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 16, 2021ShareTake A Rare Look Inside Russia’s Doomsday Ballistic Missile Warning SystemAs Russia’s early warning network marks 50 years of service, one of its satellite control centers opened its doors. BYThomas NewdickFeb 16, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJan 18, 2021ShareThe Story Of The Jet That Would Have Delivered South Africa’s Nuclear BombThe British-made Buccaneer strike aircraft was adapted to carry apartheid-era South Africa’s guided nuclear bomb. BYThomas NewdickJan 18, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 1, 2021ShareBehold The SR-71 Blackbird’s Nest At DawnTwo of the historic SR-71 Blackbird hangars that once lined Beale Air Force’s Base’s main apron are still standing today. BYTyler RogowayJan 1, 2021ShareBYKevin Noonan and Tyler RogowayDec 30, 2020ShareReflections And Wisdom From A Cold War Submarine HunterWe talk about what was and what could have been for the S-3 Viking, and about the future of the Navy’s shrunken sub-hunting force. BYKevin Noonan and Tyler RogowayDec 30, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickDec 24, 2020ShareBritain’s Shackleton Radar Plane Was Born As An Already Antiquated Cold War DinosaurThe RAF’s future E-7 early warning aircraft will now be headed for the Shackleton’s old stomping grounds at RAF Lossiemouth. BYThomas NewdickDec 24, 2020ShareBYRobert HopkinsDec 16, 2020ShareChasing Soviet Missiles In The Cobra Ball From A Desolate Rock In The Aleutian IslandsDuring the Cold War, RC-135 Cobra Ball missile test tracking jet crews sat alert at one of the most remote and inhospitable places on earth. BYRobert HopkinsDec 16, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickDec 15, 2020ShareThe Soviet Union’s Burya Cruise Missile Was A Little-Known Cold War MonsterThe ramjet-powered, thermonuclear-tipped beast of a cruise missile competed with early ICBMs during the Cold War. BYThomas NewdickDec 15, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareHow A Canadian Pilot Became The First Westerner To Fly The Feared MiG-29 FulcrumWith only minutes to prepare, CF-18 Hornet pilot Bob Wade was let loose in the cockpit of one of the Soviet Union’s latest fighter jets. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareBYRobert HopkinsNov 27, 2020ShareHere’s How An EC-135 Crew Pulled Off One Of The Most Jaw-Dropping Air Show Takeoffs EverWith the Cold War ending, one EC-135 airborne command post crew carefully planned to go out on top at their home air show. BYRobert HopkinsNov 27, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareRussia Releases “Tsar Bomba” Test Footage Of The Most Powerful Nuclear Bomb Blast EverThis previously classified film provides a new and fascinating glimpse into the 50-megaton Cold War nuclear test that occurred nearly six decades ago. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareF-102 Delta Dagger’s Weapons Bays Combined Rockets And Missiles In A Feat Of Cold War IngenuityIt was the Air Force’s first supersonic interceptor. In order to obtain that title, it carried its weapons internally via some remarkable engineering. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareThe TOZ-81 ‘Mars’ Gun Was The Soviet Union’s Ultimate Space RevolverIt was one of a number of bespoke weapons that were intended to defend space travelers against fierce creatures… after they had returned to Earth. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 25, 2020ShareThis Soviet Twin-Rotor Helicopter Design Was A High-Speed Rival To The Mi-24 HindThe futuristic-looking Kamov V-50 was planned to fly a range of missions at 250 miles per hour. BYThomas NewdickNov 25, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 20, 2020ShareNavy Maritime Patrol Planes Flying From Cold War Base In Bermuda For First Time In DecadesThe ballooning presence of Russian submarines and new interest in the region from China has made the Navy up its maritime patrol game in the Atlantic. BYThomas NewdickNov 20, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareSkyhawks Over Cuba: VC-10 “Challengers” And Their TA-4J’s Unique Cold War MissionThe squadron’s primary mission may have been fleet training, but they could also respond to war arriving on their doorstep at a moment’s notice. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareMaking Steam: The Life And Times Of A U.S. Navy Chief EngineerLCDR David Taylor gives us an unprecedented insight into what it took to keep America’s Navy steaming full speed ahead, and what it would take to bring old ships back from the dead. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareUnusual High-Altitude Spy Plane Appears at Special Operations ExerciseGerman company Grob only ever made five G 520s and one showed up for drills in Indiana. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareUS Navy Aircraft Carriers Had Escalators Just Like At The MallInstead of carrying shopping bag toting consumers, these escalators carried fully geared-up aircrews on the way to their aircraft. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 3, 2020ShareWatch These Old World War II Bombers Launch Target DronesEarly in the Cold War, the Royal Canadian Air Force modified two iconic Lancasters to carry early unmanned aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 3, 2020ShareBYRichard Crandall and Tyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareFlying the Iconic Swing-Wing F-111 Aardvark at the Height of the Cold WarSwing-wings, blistering fast down low, and super temperamental. What’s not to love? BYRichard Crandall and Tyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareRussia’s Carrier Was Designed To Be Heavily Armed Even Without Its Air WingThe Admiral Kuznetsov’s most powerful combat punch has nothing to do with the aircraft it carries. BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 17, 2020ShareThe Stealthy F-117 Nighthawk Could Have Executed Nuclear Strikes Against The Soviet UnionThe F-117 was built with the ability to deliver nuclear bombs and the Air Force didn’t forget that during the last years of the Cold War. BYTyler RogowayJun 17, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 11, 2020ShareRAF Bentwaters Has This Bizarre-Looking Cold War Bunker Called The Star Wars BuildingThe base is like a Cold War Disneyland that has been frozen in time. As such, studios go there to make fantasy come true on the big and small screen. BYTyler RogowayJun 11, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 8, 2020ShareThis Strategic Air Command Airpower Demonstration From 1987 Is Just BonkersA B-52, KC-10, FB-111, and two KC-135s pulled off wild maneuvers, many of which wouldn’t be allowed today, over Offutt AFB at the end of the Cold War. BYTyler RogowayMar 8, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 29, 2020ShareThis Presentation On America’s Secret MiG Squadron By The Man Who Built It Is IncredibleHow the top-secret unit came to be is so outlandish that it sounds like fiction, but as this first-hand account details, it was anything but. BYTyler RogowayJan 29, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThis Massive Naval Exercise In 1989 Was The Pinnacle Of U.S. Cold War Maritime MightIt was the largest gathering of allied warships since World War II and a month later the Berlin Wall would begin to crumble. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareDeclassified: US Honors Swedish Pilots For Escorting Stricken SR-71 To Safety During Cold WarThe 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. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThe Movie War Games Inspired President Reagan To Take Cybersecurity Seriously36 years ago today we learned that when it comes to nuclear war between superpowers “the only winning move is not to play.” BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareAir Force Wanted To Turn Skunk Works’ Mach 3 Capable Recon Drone Into A Nuclear BomberThe concept would have given the service a penetrating high-speed strike asset, something it is still interested in to this day. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThe Futuristic Cold War Era SAGE Air Defense Bunkers Looked Right Out Of A Kubrick FilmThe sci-fi-esque bunkers were scattered across North America and sat ready to fend off nuclear-armed Russian bombers. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareUS Spy Plane Pilot’s Account Indicates Soviet Russia Tested A ‘Dome Of Light’ SuperweaponThe exotic capability may have been a countermeasure intended to blind American early warning satellites from detecting a first strike launch. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareA-4 Skyhawks Had These Crazy Thermal Shields To Protect Pilots From Nuclear BlastsThe little A-4 was designed to deliver one hell of a big blast and the need to keep its pilots safe while doing so resulted in this contraption. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareCoast Guard Cutters Once Carried Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles And They Could AgainThe Coast Guard is increasing its presence in dangerous waters far from home to help counter peer state threats. Will new weapons be part of the plan? BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThis Isn’t A Sci-Fi Prop, It’s A Doomsday Navigator For America’s Deadliest Cold War ICBMThe Peacemaker missile’s navigation suite featured the most precise and complex self-contained gyro system ever built. It had 19,000 individual parts. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareAre Some Of The UFOs Navy Pilots Are Encountering Actually Airborne Radar Reflectors?Submarine-launched, radar reflector-toting balloons used to stimulate enemy air defenses can be traced back to a Cold War era Skunk Works program. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 5, 2019ShareYour Hunt For Red October Has Ended With This ‘Crazy Ivan’ T-Shirt!Stop dead in the water and invoke your inner Captain Ramius with this one of a kind homage to submarine warfare and the iconic film that showcased it. BYTyler RogowayAug 5, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2019ShareFrom Boosters To Beers: Disused Nike Missile Command Site Being Turned Into BreweryThe summit-top air defense nerve center turned brewery is another example of how creative folks can take government trash and turn it into treasure. BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 28, 2019ShareArmy Tried To Get Data On Soviet Lasers With Bond-Like Sensors Hidden In Consumer CamerasThe service needed a way to get the sensors closer to their targets without arousing the suspicions of Soviet commanders in Germany. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 28, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 26, 2018ShareDefunct Military Listening Post For Sale In Scotland Is A Doomsday Prepper’s DreamA facility that once spied on the Russians has the potential to be a near turn-key survivalist’s dream estate. BYTyler RogowayNov 26, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 31, 2018ShareLook Back At The Birth Of The B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber In This Intimate New Video SeriesWith the upcoming 30th anniversary of the B-2’s roll-out, a video series packed full of new images and video spotlights those who made it all happen. BYTyler RogowayOct 31, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2018ShareNight Stalker MH-47D Chinooks Once Snatched A Libyan Hind Gunship From ChadEager to get ahold of one of the Soviet helicopters largely intact, the U.S. military sent the elite Army aviators on an unusual covert mission. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 9, 2017ShareHow Sly RAF Tornado Crews Repeatedly Killed U.S. Navy F-14s And F/A-18s In TrainingThe Tornado ADV couldn’t turn and burn with high-performance fighters of the era, but it could still clean their clocks using creative tactics. BYTyler RogowayDec 9, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 19, 2017ShareThe First Giant Mecha Robot Fight Was Lame, But This Real Cold War Era Mecha Wasn’tThe massive lead-lined “Beetle” was designed in the late 1950s to service a nuclear powered super bomber that was never built. BYTyler RogowayOct 19, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 28, 2017ShareThis Is What USAF Bomber Pilots Would Wear During a Nuclear ApocalypseIt’s an obscure Cold War-era technological relic that’s still in use—and becoming increasingly relevant. BYTyler RogowayFeb 28, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 14, 2017ShareRussia Breaks Arms Control Treaty By Deploying Land-Based Cruise MissilesCritical arms control agreements between Russia and the US are eroding. BYTyler RogowayFeb 14, 2017Share12
BYThomas NewdickMay 11, 2021ShareA Boeing 707 That Survived The ‘Black September’ Hijacking Spree Is Getting ScrappedAfter years of abandonment on the edge of a now-closed airport, the historic 707 is being cut up. BYThomas NewdickMay 11, 2021Share
BYJuan RiveraApr 23, 2021ShareThe Hunt For A Soviet Submarine Desperately Trying To Sneak Through The Strait Of GibraltarThe Cold War cat-and-mouse game of anti-submarine warfare became very hot as the USS Steinaker approached the Mediterranean in January of 1967. BYJuan RiveraApr 23, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickApr 20, 2021SharePut Bombers Back On Nuclear Alert If ICBM Force Gets Slashed: Strategic Command BossAmerican bombers haven’t stood nuclear alert for decades, but that could change if the Minuteman III ICBM fleet gets retired without replacement. BYThomas NewdickApr 20, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickApr 12, 2021ShareArticulated Gun Pods Allowed Soviet Aircraft To Fire Backwards, Downwards, And Even SidewaysThe Cold War-era gun pods were a bizarre solution for strafing ground targets, but some linger on today. BYThomas NewdickApr 12, 2021Share
BYStephen WalkerMar 25, 2021ShareCanada’s CF-105 Arrow Interceptor Is The Cold War Legend That Refuses To DieSixty years later, we compile and unpack the rumors, myths, and conspiracy theories surrounding the fate of the intriguing Avro Arrow. BYStephen WalkerMar 25, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 18, 2021ShareNew Docs Show 1983 NATO Exercise Led To The Soviets Arming 100 Jets For Nuclear WarNewly released 1983 ‘War Scare’ documents reveal alarming details of the Soviet nuclear attack preparations. BYThomas NewdickFeb 18, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 16, 2021ShareTake A Rare Look Inside Russia’s Doomsday Ballistic Missile Warning SystemAs Russia’s early warning network marks 50 years of service, one of its satellite control centers opened its doors. BYThomas NewdickFeb 16, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJan 18, 2021ShareThe Story Of The Jet That Would Have Delivered South Africa’s Nuclear BombThe British-made Buccaneer strike aircraft was adapted to carry apartheid-era South Africa’s guided nuclear bomb. BYThomas NewdickJan 18, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 1, 2021ShareBehold The SR-71 Blackbird’s Nest At DawnTwo of the historic SR-71 Blackbird hangars that once lined Beale Air Force’s Base’s main apron are still standing today. BYTyler RogowayJan 1, 2021Share
BYKevin Noonan and Tyler RogowayDec 30, 2020ShareReflections And Wisdom From A Cold War Submarine HunterWe talk about what was and what could have been for the S-3 Viking, and about the future of the Navy’s shrunken sub-hunting force. BYKevin Noonan and Tyler RogowayDec 30, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickDec 24, 2020ShareBritain’s Shackleton Radar Plane Was Born As An Already Antiquated Cold War DinosaurThe RAF’s future E-7 early warning aircraft will now be headed for the Shackleton’s old stomping grounds at RAF Lossiemouth. BYThomas NewdickDec 24, 2020Share
BYRobert HopkinsDec 16, 2020ShareChasing Soviet Missiles In The Cobra Ball From A Desolate Rock In The Aleutian IslandsDuring the Cold War, RC-135 Cobra Ball missile test tracking jet crews sat alert at one of the most remote and inhospitable places on earth. BYRobert HopkinsDec 16, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickDec 15, 2020ShareThe Soviet Union’s Burya Cruise Missile Was A Little-Known Cold War MonsterThe ramjet-powered, thermonuclear-tipped beast of a cruise missile competed with early ICBMs during the Cold War. BYThomas NewdickDec 15, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareHow A Canadian Pilot Became The First Westerner To Fly The Feared MiG-29 FulcrumWith only minutes to prepare, CF-18 Hornet pilot Bob Wade was let loose in the cockpit of one of the Soviet Union’s latest fighter jets. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020Share
BYRobert HopkinsNov 27, 2020ShareHere’s How An EC-135 Crew Pulled Off One Of The Most Jaw-Dropping Air Show Takeoffs EverWith the Cold War ending, one EC-135 airborne command post crew carefully planned to go out on top at their home air show. BYRobert HopkinsNov 27, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareRussia Releases “Tsar Bomba” Test Footage Of The Most Powerful Nuclear Bomb Blast EverThis previously classified film provides a new and fascinating glimpse into the 50-megaton Cold War nuclear test that occurred nearly six decades ago. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareF-102 Delta Dagger’s Weapons Bays Combined Rockets And Missiles In A Feat Of Cold War IngenuityIt was the Air Force’s first supersonic interceptor. In order to obtain that title, it carried its weapons internally via some remarkable engineering. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareThe TOZ-81 ‘Mars’ Gun Was The Soviet Union’s Ultimate Space RevolverIt was one of a number of bespoke weapons that were intended to defend space travelers against fierce creatures… after they had returned to Earth. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 25, 2020ShareThis Soviet Twin-Rotor Helicopter Design Was A High-Speed Rival To The Mi-24 HindThe futuristic-looking Kamov V-50 was planned to fly a range of missions at 250 miles per hour. BYThomas NewdickNov 25, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 20, 2020ShareNavy Maritime Patrol Planes Flying From Cold War Base In Bermuda For First Time In DecadesThe ballooning presence of Russian submarines and new interest in the region from China has made the Navy up its maritime patrol game in the Atlantic. BYThomas NewdickNov 20, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareSkyhawks Over Cuba: VC-10 “Challengers” And Their TA-4J’s Unique Cold War MissionThe squadron’s primary mission may have been fleet training, but they could also respond to war arriving on their doorstep at a moment’s notice. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareMaking Steam: The Life And Times Of A U.S. Navy Chief EngineerLCDR David Taylor gives us an unprecedented insight into what it took to keep America’s Navy steaming full speed ahead, and what it would take to bring old ships back from the dead. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareUnusual High-Altitude Spy Plane Appears at Special Operations ExerciseGerman company Grob only ever made five G 520s and one showed up for drills in Indiana. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareUS Navy Aircraft Carriers Had Escalators Just Like At The MallInstead of carrying shopping bag toting consumers, these escalators carried fully geared-up aircrews on the way to their aircraft. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 3, 2020ShareWatch These Old World War II Bombers Launch Target DronesEarly in the Cold War, the Royal Canadian Air Force modified two iconic Lancasters to carry early unmanned aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 3, 2020Share
BYRichard Crandall and Tyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareFlying the Iconic Swing-Wing F-111 Aardvark at the Height of the Cold WarSwing-wings, blistering fast down low, and super temperamental. What’s not to love? BYRichard Crandall and Tyler RogowayJul 2, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareRussia’s Carrier Was Designed To Be Heavily Armed Even Without Its Air WingThe Admiral Kuznetsov’s most powerful combat punch has nothing to do with the aircraft it carries. BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 17, 2020ShareThe Stealthy F-117 Nighthawk Could Have Executed Nuclear Strikes Against The Soviet UnionThe F-117 was built with the ability to deliver nuclear bombs and the Air Force didn’t forget that during the last years of the Cold War. BYTyler RogowayJun 17, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 11, 2020ShareRAF Bentwaters Has This Bizarre-Looking Cold War Bunker Called The Star Wars BuildingThe base is like a Cold War Disneyland that has been frozen in time. As such, studios go there to make fantasy come true on the big and small screen. BYTyler RogowayJun 11, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 8, 2020ShareThis Strategic Air Command Airpower Demonstration From 1987 Is Just BonkersA B-52, KC-10, FB-111, and two KC-135s pulled off wild maneuvers, many of which wouldn’t be allowed today, over Offutt AFB at the end of the Cold War. BYTyler RogowayMar 8, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 29, 2020ShareThis Presentation On America’s Secret MiG Squadron By The Man Who Built It Is IncredibleHow the top-secret unit came to be is so outlandish that it sounds like fiction, but as this first-hand account details, it was anything but. BYTyler RogowayJan 29, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThis Massive Naval Exercise In 1989 Was The Pinnacle Of U.S. Cold War Maritime MightIt was the largest gathering of allied warships since World War II and a month later the Berlin Wall would begin to crumble. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareDeclassified: US Honors Swedish Pilots For Escorting Stricken SR-71 To Safety During Cold WarThe 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. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThe Movie War Games Inspired President Reagan To Take Cybersecurity Seriously36 years ago today we learned that when it comes to nuclear war between superpowers “the only winning move is not to play.” BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareAir Force Wanted To Turn Skunk Works’ Mach 3 Capable Recon Drone Into A Nuclear BomberThe concept would have given the service a penetrating high-speed strike asset, something it is still interested in to this day. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThe Futuristic Cold War Era SAGE Air Defense Bunkers Looked Right Out Of A Kubrick FilmThe sci-fi-esque bunkers were scattered across North America and sat ready to fend off nuclear-armed Russian bombers. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareUS Spy Plane Pilot’s Account Indicates Soviet Russia Tested A ‘Dome Of Light’ SuperweaponThe exotic capability may have been a countermeasure intended to blind American early warning satellites from detecting a first strike launch. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareA-4 Skyhawks Had These Crazy Thermal Shields To Protect Pilots From Nuclear BlastsThe little A-4 was designed to deliver one hell of a big blast and the need to keep its pilots safe while doing so resulted in this contraption. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareCoast Guard Cutters Once Carried Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles And They Could AgainThe Coast Guard is increasing its presence in dangerous waters far from home to help counter peer state threats. Will new weapons be part of the plan? BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThis Isn’t A Sci-Fi Prop, It’s A Doomsday Navigator For America’s Deadliest Cold War ICBMThe Peacemaker missile’s navigation suite featured the most precise and complex self-contained gyro system ever built. It had 19,000 individual parts. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareAre Some Of The UFOs Navy Pilots Are Encountering Actually Airborne Radar Reflectors?Submarine-launched, radar reflector-toting balloons used to stimulate enemy air defenses can be traced back to a Cold War era Skunk Works program. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 5, 2019ShareYour Hunt For Red October Has Ended With This ‘Crazy Ivan’ T-Shirt!Stop dead in the water and invoke your inner Captain Ramius with this one of a kind homage to submarine warfare and the iconic film that showcased it. BYTyler RogowayAug 5, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2019ShareFrom Boosters To Beers: Disused Nike Missile Command Site Being Turned Into BreweryThe summit-top air defense nerve center turned brewery is another example of how creative folks can take government trash and turn it into treasure. BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 28, 2019ShareArmy Tried To Get Data On Soviet Lasers With Bond-Like Sensors Hidden In Consumer CamerasThe service needed a way to get the sensors closer to their targets without arousing the suspicions of Soviet commanders in Germany. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 28, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 26, 2018ShareDefunct Military Listening Post For Sale In Scotland Is A Doomsday Prepper’s DreamA facility that once spied on the Russians has the potential to be a near turn-key survivalist’s dream estate. BYTyler RogowayNov 26, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 31, 2018ShareLook Back At The Birth Of The B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber In This Intimate New Video SeriesWith the upcoming 30th anniversary of the B-2’s roll-out, a video series packed full of new images and video spotlights those who made it all happen. BYTyler RogowayOct 31, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2018ShareNight Stalker MH-47D Chinooks Once Snatched A Libyan Hind Gunship From ChadEager to get ahold of one of the Soviet helicopters largely intact, the U.S. military sent the elite Army aviators on an unusual covert mission. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 9, 2017ShareHow Sly RAF Tornado Crews Repeatedly Killed U.S. Navy F-14s And F/A-18s In TrainingThe Tornado ADV couldn’t turn and burn with high-performance fighters of the era, but it could still clean their clocks using creative tactics. BYTyler RogowayDec 9, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 19, 2017ShareThe First Giant Mecha Robot Fight Was Lame, But This Real Cold War Era Mecha Wasn’tThe massive lead-lined “Beetle” was designed in the late 1950s to service a nuclear powered super bomber that was never built. BYTyler RogowayOct 19, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 28, 2017ShareThis Is What USAF Bomber Pilots Would Wear During a Nuclear ApocalypseIt’s an obscure Cold War-era technological relic that’s still in use—and becoming increasingly relevant. BYTyler RogowayFeb 28, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 14, 2017ShareRussia Breaks Arms Control Treaty By Deploying Land-Based Cruise MissilesCritical arms control agreements between Russia and the US are eroding. BYTyler RogowayFeb 14, 2017Share