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This Photo Of A Pair Of A-10 Warthogs Is Mesmerizing
A-10

This Photo Of A Pair Of A-10 Warthogs Is Mesmerizing

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 15, 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

Wait, This Mysterious Heavily-Armored Blue Train Caboose Belongs To The Navy?
U.S. Navy

Wait, This Mysterious Heavily-Armored Blue Train Caboose Belongs To The Navy?

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 8, 2021

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

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

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 5, 2021

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About The Navy’s Ever-Evolving Aegis Combat System
U.S. Navy

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About The Navy’s Ever-Evolving Aegis Combat System

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 4, 2021

How The World’s First Privately Owned Fleet Of F-16 Aggressor Jets Became A Reality
F-16

How The World’s First Privately Owned Fleet Of F-16 Aggressor Jets Became A Reality

By James Deboer

Updated on Feb 24, 2021

Check Out This Rare Formation Of Navy Reserve Fighters Over Gorgeous Key West
U.S. Navy

Check Out This Rare Formation Of Navy Reserve Fighters Over Gorgeous Key West

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Feb 20, 2021

There Were Doomsday Ships Ready To Ride Out Nuclear Armageddon Before There Were Doomsday Planes
U.S. Homeland

There Were Doomsday Ships Ready To Ride Out Nuclear Armageddon Before There Were Doomsday Planes

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 19, 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

Obscure 23-Year Old Navy SAM Was So Ahead Of Its Time That It’s Still In High Demand Today
U.S. Navy

Obscure 23-Year Old Navy SAM Was So Ahead Of Its Time That It’s Still In High Demand Today

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 13, 2021

There’s One Place In The World Where AC-47 Spooky Gunships Still Fly
South America

There’s One Place In The World Where AC-47 Spooky Gunships Still Fly

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Feb 12, 2021

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

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

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Feb 14, 2021

Listen To The Terrifying Mechanical Growl Of A Tu-95 Bear Passing Overhead
Tu-95

Listen To The Terrifying Mechanical Growl Of A Tu-95 Bear Passing Overhead

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 5, 2021

The B-21 Raider Bomber Combined Test Force Has A Ridiculously Sinister Shakespearean Motto
B-21

The B-21 Raider Bomber Combined Test Force Has A Ridiculously Sinister Shakespearean Motto

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 3, 2021

How The Iran Hostage Rescue Was Supposed To Go Down If It Hadn’t Ended Early In Disaster
Iran

How The Iran Hostage Rescue Was Supposed To Go Down If It Hadn’t Ended Early In Disaster

By Edward Chang

Updated on Jan 28, 2021

Air Force Fighters Almost Got An Air-Launched Ballistic Missile 40 Years Ago, Now They’re A Hot Item
Air-Launched Ballistic Missiles

Air Force Fighters Almost Got An Air-Launched Ballistic Missile 40 Years Ago, Now They’re A Hot Item

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jan 26, 2021

Fighter Pilots Reveal Why You Don’t Want To Mess With The A-10 Warthog In A Dogfight
A-10

Fighter Pilots Reveal Why You Don’t Want To Mess With The A-10 Warthog In A Dogfight

By Jamie Hunter

Posted on Jan 26, 2021

The “Lady Bird Special” Was The Lowliest Of Air Force One Aircraft
Air Force One

The “Lady Bird Special” Was The Lowliest Of Air Force One Aircraft

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jan 26, 2021

The Truth About Going From Flying Airplanes To Helicopters
U.S. Air Force

The Truth About Going From Flying Airplanes To Helicopters

By Stephen Walker

Updated on Jan 22, 2021

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

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

This Stretched Super FB-111 Was A Low-Cost Challenger To The B-1 Bomber
B-1

This Stretched Super FB-111 Was A Low-Cost Challenger To The B-1 Bomber

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jan 9, 2021

An A-12 Oxcart Spyplane Crashed Near Area 51 In 1967. This Is How One Explorer Found It.
Area 51

An A-12 Oxcart Spyplane Crashed Near Area 51 In 1967. This Is How One Explorer Found It.

By Sarah Scoles—Popular Science

Posted on Jan 5, 2021

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

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

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

This Is All The Survival Gear That Apache Attack Helicopter Crews Fly Into Combat With
AH-64

This Is All The Survival Gear That Apache Attack Helicopter Crews Fly Into Combat With

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 28, 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

An Eagle Named Opus: The Legend Of The Air Force’s Most Notorious F-15
F-15

An Eagle Named Opus: The Legend Of The Air Force’s Most Notorious F-15

By Patrick Koepke

Updated on Dec 22, 2020

Watch This Chinese Z-8 Naval Helicopter Fly Just Feet Off The Ground Along A Highway
China

Watch This Chinese Z-8 Naval Helicopter Fly Just Feet Off The Ground Along A Highway

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 17, 2020

Watch A Russian Navy Submarine Absolutely Soak Onlookers With A Mock Torpedo Launch
Russia

Watch A Russian Navy Submarine Absolutely Soak Onlookers With A Mock Torpedo Launch

By Thomas Newdick

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
U.S. Air Force

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

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Dec 15, 2020

Here Is What Each Of The Navy’s Ship-Launched Missiles Actually Costs
U.S. Navy

Here Is What Each Of The Navy’s Ship-Launched Missiles Actually Costs

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 11, 2020

Chasing Soviet Missiles In The Cobra Ball From A Desolate Rock In The Aleutian Islands
RC-135

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

By Robert Hopkins

Updated on Dec 16, 2020

The Untold Story Of How Indonesian And Australian Jets Nearly Came To Blows Over East Timor
Australia

The Untold Story Of How Indonesian And Australian Jets Nearly Came To Blows Over East Timor

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 2, 2020

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

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

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 2, 2020

What It Is Like Flying The Most Advanced F-15 Eagle Ever Built
F-15

What It Is Like Flying The Most Advanced F-15 Eagle Ever Built

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 30, 2020

How The Once Elusive Dream Of Laser Weapons Suddenly Became A Reality
Lasers

How The Once Elusive Dream Of Laser Weapons Suddenly Became A Reality

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 10, 2020

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

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

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 25, 2020

All The Crazy Proposed Variants Of The B-70 Valkyrie Super Bomber
U.S. Air Force

All The Crazy Proposed Variants Of The B-70 Valkyrie Super Bomber

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Amazing Tale Of Bravo November, The British Chinook Helicopter That Refused To Die
CH-47

The Amazing Tale Of Bravo November, The British Chinook Helicopter That Refused To Die

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

America’s Elite Flying Unit That Made The Recent Long-Range Hostage Rescue In Africa Possible
United Kingdom

America’s Elite Flying Unit That Made The Recent Long-Range Hostage Rescue In Africa Possible

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

So Long, Samurai: Japan Bids Farewell To Its Final Frontline Phantoms
Japan

So Long, Samurai: Japan Bids Farewell To Its Final Frontline Phantoms

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Army Tried To Turn Nerf Footballs Into Hand Grenades
U.S. Army

The Army Tried To Turn Nerf Footballs Into Hand Grenades

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

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

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

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

What It’s Really Like Piloting Private Jets For The Rich And Famous
Civil Aviation

What It’s Really Like Piloting Private Jets For The Rich And Famous

By Stephen Walker

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Russia’s Strategic Bomber Trio Poses With Nearly All Its Weapons
Russia

Russia’s Strategic Bomber Trio Poses With Nearly All Its Weapons

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Northrop Grumman’s Plan To Replace The MQ-9 Reaper With Stealthy Autonomous Drones
Q-9

Northrop Grumman’s Plan To Replace The MQ-9 Reaper With Stealthy Autonomous Drones

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

MIT Lincoln Lab’s Storied 707 Military Testbed Jet Is Now At The Boneyard
Airborne Radar

MIT Lincoln Lab’s Storied 707 Military Testbed Jet Is Now At The Boneyard

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Boeing Just Sold The Superyacht You Didn’t Even Know They Owned
Foreign VVIP Transport

Boeing Just Sold The Superyacht You Didn’t Even Know They Owned

By Tyler Rogoway

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

Pilots Provide Fascinating Commentary On Video Of America’s Secret Red Eagles MiG Squadron
U.S. Homeland

Pilots Provide Fascinating Commentary On Video Of America’s Secret Red Eagles MiG Squadron

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

New Aggressor Squadron At Nellis Air Force Base Will Have Both F-16s And F-35s
F-16

New Aggressor Squadron At Nellis Air Force Base Will Have Both F-16s And F-35s

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Here’s What The Army’s Long-Awaited Super Air Defense Network Can Actually Do
U.S. Army

Here’s What The Army’s Long-Awaited Super Air Defense Network Can Actually Do

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 28, 2021

The State Department Is Now Warning Of Impending Drone Attacks And How To Survive Them
U.S. Homeland

The State Department Is Now Warning Of Impending Drone Attacks And How To Survive Them

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

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

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

This Is The Elite Unit That Raided The Tanker Threatened By Stowaways Off The UK Coast
United Kingdom

This Is The Elite Unit That Raided The Tanker Threatened By Stowaways Off The UK Coast

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The A-10 Warthog Is Preparing For Its Biggest Upgrade In Over A Decade
F-35

The A-10 Warthog Is Preparing For Its Biggest Upgrade In Over A Decade

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

This F-22 Raptor Wing Tank Storage Facility Looks Like A Science Fiction Movie Set
F-22

This F-22 Raptor Wing Tank Storage Facility Looks Like A Science Fiction Movie Set

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020