Tag: History
The B-52 Flight Simulator Trains Of The Cold War
Here’s The Story Behind That Viral Video Of Napoleonic Armor Smashed Through By A Cannonball
Documents found on one of Napoleon’s young heavy cavalrymen who fell at the Battle of Waterloo reveal the history behind the mangled armor.
The Story Behind The Thunderbirds’ Black-Tailed F-4 Phantom And “Captain Carbon”
For years, one of the Thunderbird’s jets flew its routines with a slightly different paint job than the others. Here’s why.
The Navy Experimented With Turning Its Attack Jets Into Submarine Hunters 50 Years Ago
The experiment was far ahead of its time in many ways and came in part as a result of the Navy looking to fit every mission onto its supercarriers.
The VH-3 Marine One Helicopter Has Flown Its Last President Into Retirement
After six decades, the end of the venerable VH-3’s career is now clearly in sight as its VH-92 replacement gets set to take center stage.
Here Is What Happened The Last Time The U.S. Capitol Was Stormed Over Two Centuries Ago
After the sad events of January 6th, 2020, we look back to 1814 when the Capitol was stormed by the British.
Laser Weapons On The Battlefield Of Tomorrow: Separating Fact From Fiction
One of Lockheed’s top laser minds tells about the limits of current tech and what is needed to make lasers more prevalent on tomorrow’s battlefield.
How The Once Elusive Dream Of Laser Weapons Suddenly Became A Reality
One of Lockheed Martin’s top directed energy minds explains how breakthroughs in communications and industrial tech made laser weapons possible.
The A-7 Attack Jet’s Head Up Display Was A Revolution In Air Combat Tech
It was the first use of a true Head Up Display on a U.S. combat aircraft and historic videos show just how it worked and how much they got right.