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

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

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

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

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

Check Out How Rusty And Battered USS Stout Looks After Spending A Record 215 Days At Sea
U.S. Navy

Check Out How Rusty And Battered USS Stout Looks After Spending A Record 215 Days At Sea

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The EA-18G Growler Has Its Own Topgun School For Electronic Attack Instead Of Dogfighting
EA-18G

The EA-18G Growler Has Its Own Topgun School For Electronic Attack Instead Of Dogfighting

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Secretive Tonopah Test Range Airport Had A Mysteriously Busy Week In September
U.S. Homeland

Secretive Tonopah Test Range Airport Had A Mysteriously Busy Week In September

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Navy’s First Aegis Warship USS Ticonderoga Is Being Scrapped
U.S. Navy

The Navy’s First Aegis Warship USS Ticonderoga Is Being Scrapped

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

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

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

By Rowland White

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

How Warships Hunt For Enemy Submarines From A Veteran Submariner Who Has Been Hunted Many Times
Sonar

How Warships Hunt For Enemy Submarines From A Veteran Submariner Who Has Been Hunted Many Times

By Aaron Amick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Navy Is About To Sail With Its Next Big Leap In Shipboard Electronic Warfare Systems
U.S. Navy

The Navy Is About To Sail With Its Next Big Leap In Shipboard Electronic Warfare Systems

By Tyler Rogoway

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

A Dozen Of The Most Unusual Variants Of The Ubiquitous KC-135 Family Of Aircraft
KC-135

A Dozen Of The Most Unusual Variants Of The Ubiquitous KC-135 Family Of Aircraft

By Robert Hopkins

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Historic Indian Carrier Set To Be Scrapped After 58 Years Of Service With Two Navies
India

Historic Indian Carrier Set To Be Scrapped After 58 Years Of Service With Two Navies

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Strike Eagle Pilot Gives A Detailed Walk Around Tour Of An F-15E
F-15

Strike Eagle Pilot Gives A Detailed Walk Around Tour Of An F-15E

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

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

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

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Area 51 Has A Huge New Hangar Facility That Points To A Drone Swarm Future
U.S. Homeland

Area 51 Has A Huge New Hangar Facility That Points To A Drone Swarm Future

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Full Story On That Oregon F-15 That Fired Its Missiles Into The Sea Before Landing
U.S. Homeland

The Full Story On That Oregon F-15 That Fired Its Missiles Into The Sea Before Landing

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Blasting The Air In Front Of Hypersonic Vehicles With Lasers Could Unlock Unprecedented Speeds
U.S. Air Force

Blasting The Air In Front Of Hypersonic Vehicles With Lasers Could Unlock Unprecedented Speeds

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Here’s Why The Destroyer USS Kidd Was Flying A Huge Pirate Flag As It Pulled Into Port
U.S. Navy

Here’s Why The Destroyer USS Kidd Was Flying A Huge Pirate Flag As It Pulled Into Port

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Air Force’s Secret Next Gen Air Dominance Demonstrator Isn’t What You Think It Is
NGAD

The Air Force’s Secret Next Gen Air Dominance Demonstrator Isn’t What You Think It Is

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Fighter Pilots Could Soon Train To Dogfight Against Virtual Projections Of Adversary Jets
U.S. Air Force

Fighter Pilots Could Soon Train To Dogfight Against Virtual Projections Of Adversary Jets

By Tyler Rogoway

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

Notoriously Shy RQ-170 Spy Drone Lands At Its Skunk Works Birthplace
RQ-170

Notoriously Shy RQ-170 Spy Drone Lands At Its Skunk Works Birthplace

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

From NASA To Amtrak, These Are All The Government Agencies With Tactical Teams
NASA

From NASA To Amtrak, These Are All The Government Agencies With Tactical Teams

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Plan For Making Aging USMC F/A-18 Hornets Deadlier Than Ever For A Final Decade Of Service
U.S. Marine Corps

The Plan For Making Aging USMC F/A-18 Hornets Deadlier Than Ever For A Final Decade Of Service

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Mysterious Drone Incursions Have Occurred Over U.S. THAAD Anti-Ballistic Missile Battery In Guam
U.S. Homeland

Mysterious Drone Incursions Have Occurred Over U.S. THAAD Anti-Ballistic Missile Battery In Guam

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Little Model Shop That Played A Big Role In Killing Osama Bin Laden
U.S. Homeland

The Little Model Shop That Played A Big Role In Killing Osama Bin Laden

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

How This F-117 Ended Up Nesting With An F-15 Alert Jet At Portland Air Guard Base
F-15

How This F-117 Ended Up Nesting With An F-15 Alert Jet At Portland Air Guard Base

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Check Out These Rare Infrared Images Of A Minuteman III ICBM Blasting Off
LGM-30 Minuteman III

Check Out These Rare Infrared Images Of A Minuteman III ICBM Blasting Off

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Face-Off Over The Aegean: How Greek And Turkish Air Forces Stack Up
Hellenic Air Force

Face-Off Over The Aegean: How Greek And Turkish Air Forces Stack Up

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Feb 4, 2021

How China’s Ballistic Missile And Nuclear Arsenal Is Ballooning According To The Pentagon
China

How China’s Ballistic Missile And Nuclear Arsenal Is Ballooning According To The Pentagon

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

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

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
Royal Air Force

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

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

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

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

Drug Cartel Now Assassinates Its Enemies With Bomb-Toting Drones
Unmanned

Drug Cartel Now Assassinates Its Enemies With Bomb-Toting Drones

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

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

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 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

The Potentially Revolutionary Celera 500L Aircraft Officially Breaks Cover
U.S. Homeland

The Potentially Revolutionary Celera 500L Aircraft Officially Breaks Cover

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Navy F/A-18 Squadron Commander’s Take On AI Repeatedly Beating Real Pilot In Dogfight
U.S. Navy

Navy F/A-18 Squadron Commander’s Take On AI Repeatedly Beating Real Pilot In Dogfight

By Commander Colin 'Farva' Price

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

Check Out This AC-130 Gunship Pilot Wearing A Scorpion Helmet Mounted Display
AC-130

Check Out This AC-130 Gunship Pilot Wearing A Scorpion Helmet Mounted Display

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

F-15 Eagle Pilot Explains Exactly How He Downed Three Migs During Two Wars
MiG-29

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

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

This Shot Of An A-10, F-35, And F-22 Billowing Vapor In Formation Is Absolutely Insane
F-22

This Shot Of An A-10, F-35, And F-22 Billowing Vapor In Formation Is Absolutely Insane

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

F-117 Nighthawks Now Appear To Be Flying As Adversaries In Red Flag Aerial War Games
Red Flag

F-117 Nighthawks Now Appear To Be Flying As Adversaries In Red Flag Aerial War Games

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Test Pilot Explains The YF-23 Black Widow’s Awesomely Innovative Flight Control System
F-22

Test Pilot Explains The YF-23 Black Widow’s Awesomely Innovative Flight Control System

By Tyler Rogoway

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

How F-16 Testers Are Evolving The Jet’s New Radar Beyond The Homeland Defense Mission
F-16

How F-16 Testers Are Evolving The Jet’s New Radar Beyond The Homeland Defense Mission

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Air Combat Tales From Australia’s Storied Pitch Black Aerial War Games
Australia

Air Combat Tales From Australia’s Storied Pitch Black Aerial War Games

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

How Submarine Sonarmen Tirelessly Hunt For Enemies They Can’t Even See
U.S. Navy

How Submarine Sonarmen Tirelessly Hunt For Enemies They Can’t Even See

By Aaron Amick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Why Russia’s MiG-35 Is Starting To Look Like A Dead Duck
Russia

Why Russia’s MiG-35 Is Starting To Look Like A Dead Duck

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

Check Out This Incredibly Rare Image Of An F-22 Pilot Wearing A Helmet Mounted Display
F-22

Check Out This Incredibly Rare Image Of An F-22 Pilot Wearing A Helmet Mounted Display

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

This Is The First Photo Ever Of A Stealthy Black Hawk Helicopter
H-60

This Is The First Photo Ever Of A Stealthy Black Hawk Helicopter

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Only Missile-Toting Ekranoplan Russia Ever Built Just Took Its Last Trip On The Caspian
Russia

The Only Missile-Toting Ekranoplan Russia Ever Built Just Took Its Last Trip On The Caspian

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

We Talk To The Scientist Whose Revolutionary Power Beaming Experiment Is Flying On The X-37B
X-37B

We Talk To The Scientist Whose Revolutionary Power Beaming Experiment Is Flying On The X-37B

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Jul 30, 2020

The Night A Mysterious Drone Swarm Descended On Palo Verde Nuclear Power Plant
U.S. Homeland

The Night A Mysterious Drone Swarm Descended On Palo Verde Nuclear Power Plant

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 30, 2020

Navy’s Super Hornet Boss On The Jet’s Game-Changing Infrared Search And Track Sensor
U.S. Navy

Navy’s Super Hornet Boss On The Jet’s Game-Changing Infrared Search And Track Sensor

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 27, 2020

Check Out This Sailor Holding A Laser Rifle Aboard The Nuclear Submarine USS Minnesota
Virginia Class

Check Out This Sailor Holding A Laser Rifle Aboard The Nuclear Submarine USS Minnesota

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 26, 2020

The Time When The USAF Got Caught Trying To Sneak F-117s Through Austrian Airspace
F-117

The Time When The USAF Got Caught Trying To Sneak F-117s Through Austrian Airspace

By Jamie Hunter

Posted on Jul 21, 2020

This Rare Cockpit Video Of Chinese Fighter Pilots Dogfighting Offers Unique Insights
China

This Rare Cockpit Video Of Chinese Fighter Pilots Dogfighting Offers Unique Insights

By Jamie Hunter

Posted on Jul 15, 2020

Veteran Sailor On Why Navy Ships Can Be Most Vulnerable In Port And How To Change That
People

Veteran Sailor On Why Navy Ships Can Be Most Vulnerable In Port And How To Change That

By Aaron Amick

Posted on Jul 15, 2020

This Crazy Video Of An F-14 Tomcat Blasting By Another At High-Altitude Will Make Your Day
F-14

This Crazy Video Of An F-14 Tomcat Blasting By Another At High-Altitude Will Make Your Day

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Jul 14, 2020

This Lecture By An F-22 Test Pilot On The Raptor’s Flight Control System Is Bonkers
F-22

This Lecture By An F-22 Test Pilot On The Raptor’s Flight Control System Is Bonkers

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 11, 2020