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Veteran Flight Tester On How The YA-7F Strikefighter Was Really A Jet Recycling Program
People

Veteran Flight Tester On How The YA-7F Strikefighter Was Really A Jet Recycling Program

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 11, 2020

We Talk Suicide Drones And The Future Of Unmanned Warfare With AeroVironment’s Steve Gitlin
Switchblade

We Talk Suicide Drones And The Future Of Unmanned Warfare With AeroVironment’s Steve Gitlin

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 9, 2020

The Air Force Almost Got A Near Hypersonic Radar Plane Killing Cruise Missile Decades Ago
Airborne Radar

The Air Force Almost Got A Near Hypersonic Radar Plane Killing Cruise Missile Decades Ago

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 1, 2020

The Cultural Differences Between Serving On America’s Three Types Of Nuclear Submarines
Boomers (SSBNs)

The Cultural Differences Between Serving On America’s Three Types Of Nuclear Submarines

By Aaron Amick

Posted on Jun 30, 2020

The A-7 Attack Jet’s Head Up Display Was A Revolution In Air Combat Tech
Attack

The A-7 Attack Jet’s Head Up Display Was A Revolution In Air Combat Tech

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 28, 2020

No, The F-117 Never Had Air-To-Air Capability, But One Did Get A Radar
F-117

No, The F-117 Never Had Air-To-Air Capability, But One Did Get A Radar

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jun 19, 2020

The Stealthy F-117 Nighthawk Could Have Executed Nuclear Strikes Against The Soviet Union
F-117

The Stealthy F-117 Nighthawk Could Have Executed Nuclear Strikes Against The Soviet Union

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 17, 2020

Nukes, Nubs And Coners: The Unique Social Hierarchy Aboard A Nuclear Submarine
Boomers (SSBNs)

Nukes, Nubs And Coners: The Unique Social Hierarchy Aboard A Nuclear Submarine

By Aaron Amick

Updated on Jun 16, 2020

RAF Bentwaters Has This Bizarre-Looking Cold War Bunker Called The Star Wars Building
Royal Air Force

RAF Bentwaters Has This Bizarre-Looking Cold War Bunker Called The Star Wars Building

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 12, 2020

Watch This Crazy Cockpit Video Of A Cessna Landing In A Hole In The Jungle
Civil Aviation

Watch This Crazy Cockpit Video Of A Cessna Landing In A Hole In The Jungle

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 9, 2020

One Of The Marine Corps’ Most Elite Units Has The Most Solemn Of Missions
U.S. Marine Corps

One Of The Marine Corps’ Most Elite Units Has The Most Solemn Of Missions

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 25, 2020

I Couldn’t Wait For The Future After Watching Beyond 2000 As A Kid
Hollywood

I Couldn’t Wait For The Future After Watching Beyond 2000 As A Kid

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 25, 2020

Watch This UH-60 Black Hawk Pounce On An Unsuspecting Speedboat And Then Go Vertical
UH-60

Watch This UH-60 Black Hawk Pounce On An Unsuspecting Speedboat And Then Go Vertical

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 15, 2020

The Shadowy World Of Submarine And Ship-Launched Torpedo Countermeasures
Sonar

The Shadowy World Of Submarine And Ship-Launched Torpedo Countermeasures

By Aaron Amick

Updated on May 15, 2020

This Is What Ground Forces Look Like To An Electronic Warfare System And Why It’s A Big Deal
Cyber Warfare

This Is What Ground Forces Look Like To An Electronic Warfare System And Why It’s A Big Deal

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 11, 2020

Navy Needed Targets To Mimic Supersonic Anti-Ship Missiles So They Bought Real Ones From Russia
U.S. Navy

Navy Needed Targets To Mimic Supersonic Anti-Ship Missiles So They Bought Real Ones From Russia

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 7, 2020

Behold These Awesome Shots Of A Navy P-8A Poseidon Carrying Its Big Secretive Radar Pod
U.S. Navy

Behold These Awesome Shots Of A Navy P-8A Poseidon Carrying Its Big Secretive Radar Pod

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 15, 2020

The F-111 Aardvark’s Air Inlet Spike Was A Work Of Engineering Art
F-111

The F-111 Aardvark’s Air Inlet Spike Was A Work Of Engineering Art

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 3, 2020

How The Experimental USS Narwhal Ended Up Being The Navy’s Stealthiest Nuclear Submarine
Nuclear Attack Submarines (SSNs)

How The Experimental USS Narwhal Ended Up Being The Navy’s Stealthiest Nuclear Submarine

By Aaron Amick

Updated on Apr 30, 2020

The Army’s Aborted XM8 “Starship Troopers” Rifle Lived On In The Hands Of Malaysian Frogmen
PDWs

The Army’s Aborted XM8 “Starship Troopers” Rifle Lived On In The Hands Of Malaysian Frogmen

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 30, 2020

Photographer Hikes Sequoia National Forest To Get Insane Shots Of Fighter Jets Blasting By
U.S. Homeland

Photographer Hikes Sequoia National Forest To Get Insane Shots Of Fighter Jets Blasting By

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 28, 2020

Watch This Rafale Fighter Drop Like A Brick During Crazy Approach To A Mountain Airport
Rafale

Watch This Rafale Fighter Drop Like A Brick During Crazy Approach To A Mountain Airport

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 24, 2020

The Mysterious Case Of Customs And Border Protection’s Unmarked S-76 Helicopters
Helicopters

The Mysterious Case Of Customs And Border Protection’s Unmarked S-76 Helicopters

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 23, 2020

Fighting World War Three In A Fjord And Chasing Soviet Submarines In The S-3 Viking
Cold War

Fighting World War Three In A Fjord And Chasing Soviet Submarines In The S-3 Viking

By Kevin Noonan and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 30, 2020

How Submarines Regularly ‘Fight To The Death’ Off The Bahamas
Anti-Submarine Warfare

How Submarines Regularly ‘Fight To The Death’ Off The Bahamas

By Aaron Amick

Updated on Apr 21, 2020

This Is The World’s Fastest Production Submarine’s Crazy Molten Metal Cooled Reactor
Nuclear Attack Submarines (SSNs)

This Is The World’s Fastest Production Submarine’s Crazy Molten Metal Cooled Reactor

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 19, 2020

Here’s What It Really Costs To Own Or Charter A Private Jet
Civil Aviation

Here’s What It Really Costs To Own Or Charter A Private Jet

By Stephen Walker

Updated on Apr 17, 2020

Modern Submarine Torpedo Attacks Are Nothing Like What You See In The Movies
Sonar

Modern Submarine Torpedo Attacks Are Nothing Like What You See In The Movies

By Aaron Amick

Updated on Apr 16, 2020

Pilot’s Rare Trip Around Area 51 Includes Pics Of Range Targets, Drone Bases, UFO Legends
Area 51

Pilot’s Rare Trip Around Area 51 Includes Pics Of Range Targets, Drone Bases, UFO Legends

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 14, 2020

CIA Tracked Down A Nazi, Scoured Museums To Build An Aircraft Siren To Scare The Hell Out Of People
Cold War

CIA Tracked Down A Nazi, Scoured Museums To Build An Aircraft Siren To Scare The Hell Out Of People

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 10, 2020

This Out Of Control Cargo Ship Creaming A Huge Dock Crane Is Like Something Out Of Godzilla
South Korea

This Out Of Control Cargo Ship Creaming A Huge Dock Crane Is Like Something Out Of Godzilla

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 7, 2020

Fogbank Is Mysterious Material Used In Nukes That’s So Secret Nobody Can Say What It Is
W76

Fogbank Is Mysterious Material Used In Nukes That’s So Secret Nobody Can Say What It Is

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 3, 2020

The SR-71 Blackbird Was Almost Brought Back For The Global War On Terror
SR-71

The SR-71 Blackbird Was Almost Brought Back For The Global War On Terror

By Stephen Walker

Updated on Mar 28, 2020

Check Out This Soviet Submarine Firing A Nuclear Ballistic Missile While Docked Pierside
Russia

Check Out This Soviet Submarine Firing A Nuclear Ballistic Missile While Docked Pierside

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 26, 2020

When Secret Mystery Planes Landed At The Air Bases Where I Was Stationed
People

When Secret Mystery Planes Landed At The Air Bases Where I Was Stationed

By Stephen Walker

Updated on Mar 25, 2020

CIA’s Predecessor To The SR-71 Blackbird Tested Electron Guns To Hide From Radars
SR-71

CIA’s Predecessor To The SR-71 Blackbird Tested Electron Guns To Hide From Radars

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 25, 2020

Tanker Boom Operator Photographs Rare And Glorious Formation Of Four B-1B Bombers
B-1

Tanker Boom Operator Photographs Rare And Glorious Formation Of Four B-1B Bombers

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Mar 24, 2020

Check Out This Eerie Image Of A Navy Special Ops Seahawk Raiding A Ship In The Dead Of Night
Special Operations Aviation

Check Out This Eerie Image Of A Navy Special Ops Seahawk Raiding A Ship In The Dead Of Night

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 11, 2021

The Marines’ Most Wicked Looking Armored Vehicle Looks Even Scarier Making A Beach Landing
Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC)

The Marines’ Most Wicked Looking Armored Vehicle Looks Even Scarier Making A Beach Landing

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Mar 22, 2020

Here’s What This Panoramic Windowed Room Does On American Aircraft Carriers
U.S. Navy

Here’s What This Panoramic Windowed Room Does On American Aircraft Carriers

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Mar 19, 2020

This Slow Motion Footage Of An F-22 Raptor Maneuvering Is Mesmerizing
F-22

This Slow Motion Footage Of An F-22 Raptor Maneuvering Is Mesmerizing

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 15, 2020

This Strategic Air Command Airpower Demonstration From 1987 Is Just Bonkers
Cold War

This Strategic Air Command Airpower Demonstration From 1987 Is Just Bonkers

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 9, 2020

Can And Should B-1B Bomber Crews’ Low-Level Flying Skills Be Saved?
B-1

Can And Should B-1B Bomber Crews’ Low-Level Flying Skills Be Saved?

By Stephen Walker

Updated on Mar 6, 2020

Watch A Su-25 Attack Jet Blast A Tu-16 Bomber Out Of The Sky With An Anti-Tank Missile
Su-25

Watch A Su-25 Attack Jet Blast A Tu-16 Bomber Out Of The Sky With An Anti-Tank Missile

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Mar 3, 2020

Watch NBA Legend Karl Malone Take The Controls Of A B-52 Bomber In Flight
B-52

Watch NBA Legend Karl Malone Take The Controls Of A B-52 Bomber In Flight

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 26, 2020

This Workhorse Huey Rescue Helicopter Flew President Reagan As Marine One In Its Previous Life
U.S. Homeland

This Workhorse Huey Rescue Helicopter Flew President Reagan As Marine One In Its Previous Life

By Joe Copalman

Updated on Feb 23, 2020

I Almost Died Flying Into A Mountain Near Kobe’s Crash: Veteran Navy Pilot Explains The Risks
U.S. Navy

I Almost Died Flying Into A Mountain Near Kobe’s Crash: Veteran Navy Pilot Explains The Risks

By Chris Harmer

Updated on Feb 20, 2020

Here Is What Each Of The Pentagon’s Air-Launched Missiles And Bombs Actually Cost
U.S. Homeland

Here Is What Each Of The Pentagon’s Air-Launched Missiles And Bombs Actually Cost

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 19, 2020

Watch This U-2 Spy Plane Make A Crazy Landing Without Its Flaps Or Speed Brakes
U-2

Watch This U-2 Spy Plane Make A Crazy Landing Without Its Flaps Or Speed Brakes

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 13, 2020

No, The United States Doesn’t Have An Automatic “Dead Hand” Trigger For Its ICBMs
U.S. Homeland

No, The United States Doesn’t Have An Automatic “Dead Hand” Trigger For Its ICBMs

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 10, 2020

We Talk Giant V-Shaped Airships, Space, And Phoenix Lights With JP Aerospace’s Founder
People

We Talk Giant V-Shaped Airships, Space, And Phoenix Lights With JP Aerospace’s Founder

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Feb 6, 2020

This Presentation On America’s Secret MiG Squadron By The Man Who Built It Is Incredible
U.S. Air Force

This Presentation On America’s Secret MiG Squadron By The Man Who Built It Is Incredible

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jan 30, 2020

The B-52 Almost Got An Ahead Of Its Time Air-Launched Ballistic Missile Named Skybolt
B-52

The B-52 Almost Got An Ahead Of Its Time Air-Launched Ballistic Missile Named Skybolt

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 23, 2020

Star Trek: Picard Is The Long Overdue Show We Desperately Need Right Now
Hollywood

Star Trek: Picard Is The Long Overdue Show We Desperately Need Right Now

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 22, 2020

This One Navy F-16N Aggressor Had An Electronic Warfare Suite Only Found On Israeli Jets
U.S. Navy

This One Navy F-16N Aggressor Had An Electronic Warfare Suite Only Found On Israeli Jets

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 17, 2020

This Massive Desert Base Is China’s Version Of America’s Nellis Air Force Base
China

This Massive Desert Base Is China’s Version Of America’s Nellis Air Force Base

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jan 15, 2020

Check Out The Crazy Radar That Lies Beneath The MC-130H Combat Talon II’s Gonzo Nose
MC-130

Check Out The Crazy Radar That Lies Beneath The MC-130H Combat Talon II’s Gonzo Nose

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 31, 2019

Top Gun 2’s Aerial Coordinator Describes The Cameraships That Captured The Flying Magic
Hollywood

Top Gun 2’s Aerial Coordinator Describes The Cameraships That Captured The Flying Magic

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 24, 2019

This Cockpit Video Of A KC-10 Refueling Another KC-10 Is Amazing
KC-10

This Cockpit Video Of A KC-10 Refueling Another KC-10 Is Amazing

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 23, 2019

Here Is How Much Those Decoy Flares Cost That Military Aircraft Fire Off All The Time
U.S. Air Force

Here Is How Much Those Decoy Flares Cost That Military Aircraft Fire Off All The Time

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 21, 2019

A Must Watch Behind The Scenes Look At How Top Gun 2’s Flying Sequences Were Shot
Hollywood

A Must Watch Behind The Scenes Look At How Top Gun 2’s Flying Sequences Were Shot

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 18, 2019

The Second Top Gun 2 Trailer Has Landed, Secret High-Speed Test Jet And All
Hollywood

The Second Top Gun 2 Trailer Has Landed, Secret High-Speed Test Jet And All

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 16, 2019

Check Out This Rare Footage Of Red Eagle MiGs At Tonopah Test Range Airport
Cold War

Check Out This Rare Footage Of Red Eagle MiGs At Tonopah Test Range Airport

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 16, 2019

Visitors To Area 51 Have To Wear “Foggles” That Severely Limit Vision When Moving About
Area 51

Visitors To Area 51 Have To Wear “Foggles” That Severely Limit Vision When Moving About

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 13, 2019