Featured in Must Read FeaturesBYTyler 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 RogowayJun 9, 2020ShareWatch This Crazy Cockpit Video Of A Cessna Landing In A Hole In The JungleThere are austere airstrips and then there’s this. BYTyler RogowayJun 9, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 25, 2020ShareOne Of The Marine Corps’ Most Elite Units Has The Most Solemn Of MissionsIt takes great mental fortitude and physical strength to execute one of the USMC’s most challenging missions and it has nothing to do with combat. BYTyler RogowayMay 25, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 24, 2020ShareI Couldn’t Wait For The Future After Watching Beyond 2000 As A KidWith a hint of mystery, the show explored how technology would change our lives for the better. It’s a remnant of a far more optimistic time. BYTyler RogowayMay 24, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 21, 2020ShareU.S. Navy Looking To Arm Its Subs With Tiny Torpedoes That Intercept Incoming TorpedoesThe compact weapons could give subs substantially greater magazine depth, a hard-kill anti-torpedo countermeasure, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 21, 2020ShareBYAaron AmickMay 15, 2020ShareThe Shadowy World Of Submarine And Ship-Launched Torpedo CountermeasuresSurviving below the waves relies primarily on stealth, but if detected, countermeasures may be your only shot of keeping out of a watery grave. BYAaron AmickMay 15, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 15, 2020ShareBehold These Awesome Shots Of A Navy P-8A Poseidon Carrying Its Big Secretive Radar PodThe Advanced Airborne Sensor is a powerful and shadowy intelligence gathering and targeting tool carried by a small number of P-8As. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 15, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 14, 2020ShareWatch This UH-60 Black Hawk Pounce On An Unsuspecting Speedboat And Then Go VerticalThe Customs and Border Protection helicopter buzzed the pleasure boat before performing a breathtaking about-face maneuver. BYTyler RogowayMay 14, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 11, 2020ShareThis Is What Ground Forces Look Like To An Electronic Warfare System And Why It’s A Big DealModern units generate a large electromagnetic signature from their radios, sensors, and other systems that opponents can spot, track, and attack. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 11, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 7, 2020ShareNavy Needed Targets To Mimic Supersonic Anti-Ship Missiles So They Bought Real Ones From RussiaAfter the fall of the Soviet Union, the Navy acquired the same Kh-31 missiles that threatened its ships and made them into anti-ship missile targets. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 7, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 3, 2020ShareThe F-111 Aardvark’s Air Inlet Spike Was A Work Of Engineering ArtThe engineering that went into feeding the jet’s finicky turbofan engines with large volumes of stable air is fascinating in its own right. BYTyler RogowayMay 3, 2020ShareBYAaron AmickApr 30, 2020ShareHow The Experimental USS Narwhal Ended Up Being The Navy’s Stealthiest Nuclear SubmarineThe sub had a range of exotic improvements over previous designs that allowed it to stalk Soviet submarines like no other. BYAaron AmickApr 30, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 30, 2020ShareThe Army’s Aborted XM8 “Starship Troopers” Rifle Lived On In The Hands Of Malaysian FrogmenThe hugely publicized modular firearms family had been on its way toward becoming the Army’s small arms crown jewel in the early 2000s. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 30, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 27, 2020SharePhotographer Hikes Sequoia National Forest To Get Insane Shots Of Fighter Jets Blasting ByThe photos you are about to see required intense planning, long off-trail hikes, and facing certain dangers to capture. The results are well worth it. BYTyler RogowayApr 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 24, 2020ShareWatch This Rafale Fighter Drop Like A Brick During Crazy Approach To A Mountain AirportThe French jet makes an incredibly steep descent before it comes zooming in low and touches down. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 24, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 23, 2020ShareThe Mysterious Case Of Customs And Border Protection’s Unmarked S-76 HelicoptersThe agency has three of these helicopters assigned to a Virginia-based unit with a somewhat murky mission. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 23, 2020ShareBYAaron AmickApr 20, 2020ShareHow Submarines Regularly ‘Fight To The Death’ Off The BahamasJust like how Navy planes have vast instrumented ranges for aerial wargames, submarines have one too, and it is arguably even more impressive. BYAaron AmickApr 20, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 19, 2020ShareThis Is The World’s Fastest Production Submarine’s Crazy Molten Metal Cooled ReactorThe reactor used molten lead-bismuth for coolant, which meant it turned into a brick if it stopped circulating, but gave big power for its size. BYTyler RogowayApr 19, 2020ShareBYStephen WalkerApr 16, 2020ShareHere’s What It Really Costs To Own Or Charter A Private JetAn experienced bizjet pilot breaks down the industry, the costs, who can really justify such an expensive luxury, and why. BYStephen WalkerApr 16, 2020ShareBYAaron AmickApr 16, 2020ShareModern Submarine Torpedo Attacks Are Nothing Like What You See In The MoviesWe break down how modern torpedo attacks really go down and the types of torpedoes that are used to sink ships and other submarines. BYAaron AmickApr 16, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 13, 2020SharePilot’s Rare Trip Around Area 51 Includes Pics Of Range Targets, Drone Bases, UFO LegendsThe Nevada Test and Training Range is a huge place filled with oddities, including one impossible to reach dry lake that’s a staple of UFO lore. BYTyler RogowayApr 13, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 10, 2020ShareCIA Tracked Down A Nazi, Scoured Museums To Build An Aircraft Siren To Scare The Hell Out Of PeopleThe CIA was on a quest to build a device similar to the siren the Nazis had used on their legendary Ju-87 Stuka dive bombers. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 10, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 7, 2020ShareThis Out Of Control Cargo Ship Creaming A Huge Dock Crane Is Like Something Out Of GodzillaThe 1,200-foot-long container ship absolutely crushed the gantry crane and slammed into another container ship before coming to a stop. BYTyler RogowayApr 7, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 3, 2020ShareFogbank Is Mysterious Material Used In Nukes That’s So Secret Nobody Can Say What It IsWhat we do know is that it’s immensely complicated to make and has to be purified using a dangerously volatile chemical. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 3, 2020ShareBYStephen WalkerMar 28, 2020ShareThe SR-71 Blackbird Was Almost Brought Back For The Global War On TerrorA little known chapter in the twilight of the SR-71 program became the final nail in its coffin. BYStephen WalkerMar 28, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 26, 2020ShareCheck Out This Soviet Submarine Firing A Nuclear Ballistic Missile While Docked PiersideThe Russian Navy has reportedly looked into reviving this tactic, but for cruise-missile armed submarines. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 26, 2020ShareBYStephen WalkerMar 25, 2020ShareWhen Secret Mystery Planes Landed At The Air Bases Where I Was StationedIt may sound like fiction, but on rare occasions, ordinary air bases have extraordinary mystery visitors. It happened to me, twice. BYStephen WalkerMar 25, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 25, 2020ShareCIA’s Predecessor To The SR-71 Blackbird Tested Electron Guns To Hide From RadarsConcerns about advanced Soviet radars prompted the development of systems that could generate invisible radar-absorbing fields around the aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 25, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 24, 2020ShareTanker Boom Operator Photographs Rare And Glorious Formation Of Four B-1B BombersThe B-1B fleet has suffered from very low readiness rates and airframe fatigue, so seeing four in formation at the same time is quite a treat. BYTyler RogowayMar 24, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 22, 2020ShareThe Marines’ Most Wicked Looking Armored Vehicle Looks Even Scarier Making A Beach LandingThe “Shredder” is a critical piece of heavy armor that allows Marines to safely get from point A to point B in a combat zone. BYTyler RogowayMar 22, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 18, 2020ShareHere’s What This Panoramic Windowed Room Does On American Aircraft CarriersYou may have never noticed it before, but you have probably seen some of its work. BYTyler RogowayMar 18, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 15, 2020ShareThis Slow Motion Footage Of An F-22 Raptor Maneuvering Is MesmerizingThe clip shows all the work being done by the Raptor’s huge control surfaces and thrust vectoring nozzles to make the maneuvers happen. BYTyler RogowayMar 15, 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, 2020ShareBYStephen WalkerMar 5, 2020ShareCan And Should B-1B Bomber Crews’ Low-Level Flying Skills Be Saved?Low-level flying puts great stress on the airframe, but it also serves a tactical purpose. There may be a compromise that would satisfy both issues. BYStephen WalkerMar 5, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 2, 2020ShareWatch A Su-25 Attack Jet Blast A Tu-16 Bomber Out Of The Sky With An Anti-Tank MissileThe Russian missile’s high-explosive anti-tank warhead ends the bomber’s life quite spectacularly. BYTyler RogowayMar 2, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 26, 2020ShareWatch NBA Legend Karl Malone Take The Controls Of A B-52 Bomber In FlightThe retired NBA Hall of Famer and 14-time All-Star had a multi-day visit to Barksdale Air Force Base in his native Louisiana earlier this month. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 26, 2020ShareBYJoe CopalmanFeb 22, 2020ShareThis Workhorse Huey Rescue Helicopter Flew President Reagan As Marine One In Its Previous LifeThe many lives of aircraft are fascinating to ponder, but one well-worn Huey that’s the last of its kind in USMC service has a uniquely colorful past. BYJoe CopalmanFeb 22, 2020ShareBYChris HarmerFeb 20, 2020ShareI Almost Died Flying Into A Mountain Near Kobe’s Crash: Veteran Navy Pilot Explains The RisksThe truth is that accidentally flying into clouds happens more than anyone wants to admit. I break down the Kobe crash and my own brush with death. BYChris HarmerFeb 20, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 18, 2020ShareHere Is What Each Of The Pentagon’s Air-Launched Missiles And Bombs Actually CostArming America’s combat aircraft, drones, and helicopters is an extremely expensive business. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 18, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 12, 2020ShareWatch This U-2 Spy Plane Make A Crazy Landing Without Its Flaps Or Speed BrakesU-2s are notoriously challenging to land under the best conditions. A loss of key mechanical systems would make doing so even more complicated. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 12, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 10, 2020ShareNo, The United States Doesn’t Have An Automatic “Dead Hand” Trigger For Its ICBMsIf personnel in a missile alert facility are incapacitated for some reason during a crisis, it doesn’t mean that the missiles launch automatically. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 10, 2020ShareBYBrett TingleyFeb 5, 2020ShareWe Talk Giant V-Shaped Airships, Space, And Phoenix Lights With JP Aerospace’s FounderAfter years of flying exotic airships, the company plans to create massive orbital platforms and V-shaped airships that float slowly up to space. BYBrett TingleyFeb 5, 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, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 23, 2020ShareThe B-52 Almost Got An Ahead Of Its Time Air-Launched Ballistic Missile Named SkyboltAir-launched ballistic missiles are back in vogue now, so it’s worth remembering that the Air Force was looking to adopt one more than 50 years ago. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 23, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 22, 2020ShareStar Trek: Picard Is The Long Overdue Show We Desperately Need Right NowNo character delivers stunning moral clarity better than Jean-Luc Picard, which makes him more relevant now than ever before. BYTyler RogowayJan 22, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 19, 2020ShareThe Time When A Burning B-52 Nearly Caused A Nuclear Catastrophe “Worse than Chernobyl”A simple shift in wind direction would have destroyed the nuclear weapons inside, scattering radioactive plutonium for miles around, or worse. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 19, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 16, 2020ShareThis One Navy F-16N Aggressor Had An Electronic Warfare Suite Only Found On Israeli JetsThe unique countermeasures system found itself onto one of Topgun’s F-16s during the 1990s and it happens to have a convoluted and colorful past. BYTyler RogowayJan 16, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 15, 2020ShareThis Massive Desert Base Is China’s Version Of America’s Nellis Air Force BaseAs China’s air combat capabilities rapidly evolve so do the bases used to support them. One in the Gobi Desert is uniquely critical to those efforts. BYTyler RogowayJan 15, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 13, 2020ShareThe USAF Uses Huge Swords Fit For He-Man And The Thundercats To Honor OfficersThe Order of the Sword holds events full of pomp and ceremonial blades for officers, but its own lore is questionable. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 13, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 30, 2019ShareCheck Out The Crazy Radar That Lies Beneath The MC-130H Combat Talon II’s Gonzo NoseThis radar offers capabilities missing on the newer MC-130Js, which is why the H models remain in service years after their intended retirement date. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 30, 2019ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickDec 23, 2019ShareTop Gun 2’s Aerial Coordinator Describes The Cameraships That Captured The Flying MagicPlanes, helicopters, and drones grabbed the aerial footage for the film, including of “high-energy” dogfights, that so many of us are waiting to see. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickDec 23, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 22, 2019ShareThis Cockpit Video Of A KC-10 Refueling Another KC-10 Is AmazingIt all looks so smooth and almost easy until you take a closer look at the pilot’s control inputs and the boom’s movement. BYTyler RogowayDec 22, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 21, 2019ShareHere Is How Much Those Decoy Flares Cost That Military Aircraft Fire Off All The TimeIn combat, they are essential to the survivability of the aircraft that carry them, but they don’t come as cheap as one may think. BYTyler RogowayDec 21, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 18, 2019ShareA Must Watch Behind The Scenes Look At How Top Gun 2’s Flying Sequences Were ShotThe production team on the film is making the case that nothing like this has been done before and may not be done ever again. BYTyler RogowayDec 18, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 16, 2019ShareThe Second Top Gun 2 Trailer Has Landed, Secret High-Speed Test Jet And AllWe get more gorgeous aerial footage and our first look at the high-speed test aircraft Maverick flies as a set piece in the film. BYTyler RogowayDec 16, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 15, 2019ShareCheck Out This Rare Footage Of Red Eagle MiGs At Tonopah Test Range AirportThe rare piece of footage is from the 1980s when the U.S. was flying MiGs against its own jets out of a remote and secretive air base in Nevada. BYTyler RogowayDec 15, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 12, 2019ShareVisitors To Area 51 Have To Wear “Foggles” That Severely Limit Vision When Moving AboutThe frosted eyewear, which comes from the aerospace world, keeps a wearer from seeing anything aside from what is directly in front of and below them. BYTyler RogowayDec 12, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 9, 2019ShareNo These Aren’t Starships In Space Dock, They Are Nuclear Submarines Under ConstructionNuclear submarines have many parallels to fictional starships, but in this case, these super high-tech vessels are made to dive down, not fly up. BYTyler RogowayDec 9, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 5, 2019ShareThe Saga Of The AGM-129 Cruise Missile That Was Basically A Stealth Jet Designed Upside DownThe Advanced Cruise Missile was too far ahead of its time, so much so that it was eventually succeeded by the missile it was supposed to replace. BYTyler RogowayDec 5, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 3, 2019ShareThis Photo Proves How The Hellfire Missile That Uses Blades Instead Of Explosives WorksThis core of the AGM-114R9X missile, with its swing-out sword-like blades, is exactly how this gruesome weapon goes about plying its deadly trade. BYTyler RogowayDec 3, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThis Old Tanker Looks Like It’s About To Sink, But It’s Just Doing Its Job For The MarinesThe antique ship has an odd way of doing its business, but it’s still one of the best assets for supplying Marines with gobs of fuel ashore. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareVital Logistics Ships Will Be Without Critical U.S. Navy Escorts In A Major ConflictMilitary Sealift Command’s mariners will have to ‘fend for themselves’ while convoying during a future high-end conflict. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareSetting The Record Straight On Why Fighter Jets Can’t All Simply Fly Away To Escape StormsOutrage over F-22s left behind at Tyndall AFB as Michael hit and statements saying they should have all been flown away are divorced from reality. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareAir Force One Has This Unique Navigator’s Cockpit Station That’s Unlike Any Other 747The USAF’s duo of highly modified VC-25A jumbo jets still have some surprising features even though they’ve been flying for nearly 30 years BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share1…8910…13
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 RogowayJun 9, 2020ShareWatch This Crazy Cockpit Video Of A Cessna Landing In A Hole In The JungleThere are austere airstrips and then there’s this. BYTyler RogowayJun 9, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 25, 2020ShareOne Of The Marine Corps’ Most Elite Units Has The Most Solemn Of MissionsIt takes great mental fortitude and physical strength to execute one of the USMC’s most challenging missions and it has nothing to do with combat. BYTyler RogowayMay 25, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 24, 2020ShareI Couldn’t Wait For The Future After Watching Beyond 2000 As A KidWith a hint of mystery, the show explored how technology would change our lives for the better. It’s a remnant of a far more optimistic time. BYTyler RogowayMay 24, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 21, 2020ShareU.S. Navy Looking To Arm Its Subs With Tiny Torpedoes That Intercept Incoming TorpedoesThe compact weapons could give subs substantially greater magazine depth, a hard-kill anti-torpedo countermeasure, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 21, 2020Share
BYAaron AmickMay 15, 2020ShareThe Shadowy World Of Submarine And Ship-Launched Torpedo CountermeasuresSurviving below the waves relies primarily on stealth, but if detected, countermeasures may be your only shot of keeping out of a watery grave. BYAaron AmickMay 15, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 15, 2020ShareBehold These Awesome Shots Of A Navy P-8A Poseidon Carrying Its Big Secretive Radar PodThe Advanced Airborne Sensor is a powerful and shadowy intelligence gathering and targeting tool carried by a small number of P-8As. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 15, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 14, 2020ShareWatch This UH-60 Black Hawk Pounce On An Unsuspecting Speedboat And Then Go VerticalThe Customs and Border Protection helicopter buzzed the pleasure boat before performing a breathtaking about-face maneuver. BYTyler RogowayMay 14, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 11, 2020ShareThis Is What Ground Forces Look Like To An Electronic Warfare System And Why It’s A Big DealModern units generate a large electromagnetic signature from their radios, sensors, and other systems that opponents can spot, track, and attack. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 11, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 7, 2020ShareNavy Needed Targets To Mimic Supersonic Anti-Ship Missiles So They Bought Real Ones From RussiaAfter the fall of the Soviet Union, the Navy acquired the same Kh-31 missiles that threatened its ships and made them into anti-ship missile targets. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 7, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 3, 2020ShareThe F-111 Aardvark’s Air Inlet Spike Was A Work Of Engineering ArtThe engineering that went into feeding the jet’s finicky turbofan engines with large volumes of stable air is fascinating in its own right. BYTyler RogowayMay 3, 2020Share
BYAaron AmickApr 30, 2020ShareHow The Experimental USS Narwhal Ended Up Being The Navy’s Stealthiest Nuclear SubmarineThe sub had a range of exotic improvements over previous designs that allowed it to stalk Soviet submarines like no other. BYAaron AmickApr 30, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 30, 2020ShareThe Army’s Aborted XM8 “Starship Troopers” Rifle Lived On In The Hands Of Malaysian FrogmenThe hugely publicized modular firearms family had been on its way toward becoming the Army’s small arms crown jewel in the early 2000s. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 30, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 27, 2020SharePhotographer Hikes Sequoia National Forest To Get Insane Shots Of Fighter Jets Blasting ByThe photos you are about to see required intense planning, long off-trail hikes, and facing certain dangers to capture. The results are well worth it. BYTyler RogowayApr 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 24, 2020ShareWatch This Rafale Fighter Drop Like A Brick During Crazy Approach To A Mountain AirportThe French jet makes an incredibly steep descent before it comes zooming in low and touches down. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 24, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 23, 2020ShareThe Mysterious Case Of Customs And Border Protection’s Unmarked S-76 HelicoptersThe agency has three of these helicopters assigned to a Virginia-based unit with a somewhat murky mission. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 23, 2020Share
BYAaron AmickApr 20, 2020ShareHow Submarines Regularly ‘Fight To The Death’ Off The BahamasJust like how Navy planes have vast instrumented ranges for aerial wargames, submarines have one too, and it is arguably even more impressive. BYAaron AmickApr 20, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 19, 2020ShareThis Is The World’s Fastest Production Submarine’s Crazy Molten Metal Cooled ReactorThe reactor used molten lead-bismuth for coolant, which meant it turned into a brick if it stopped circulating, but gave big power for its size. BYTyler RogowayApr 19, 2020Share
BYStephen WalkerApr 16, 2020ShareHere’s What It Really Costs To Own Or Charter A Private JetAn experienced bizjet pilot breaks down the industry, the costs, who can really justify such an expensive luxury, and why. BYStephen WalkerApr 16, 2020Share
BYAaron AmickApr 16, 2020ShareModern Submarine Torpedo Attacks Are Nothing Like What You See In The MoviesWe break down how modern torpedo attacks really go down and the types of torpedoes that are used to sink ships and other submarines. BYAaron AmickApr 16, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 13, 2020SharePilot’s Rare Trip Around Area 51 Includes Pics Of Range Targets, Drone Bases, UFO LegendsThe Nevada Test and Training Range is a huge place filled with oddities, including one impossible to reach dry lake that’s a staple of UFO lore. BYTyler RogowayApr 13, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 10, 2020ShareCIA Tracked Down A Nazi, Scoured Museums To Build An Aircraft Siren To Scare The Hell Out Of PeopleThe CIA was on a quest to build a device similar to the siren the Nazis had used on their legendary Ju-87 Stuka dive bombers. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 10, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 7, 2020ShareThis Out Of Control Cargo Ship Creaming A Huge Dock Crane Is Like Something Out Of GodzillaThe 1,200-foot-long container ship absolutely crushed the gantry crane and slammed into another container ship before coming to a stop. BYTyler RogowayApr 7, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 3, 2020ShareFogbank Is Mysterious Material Used In Nukes That’s So Secret Nobody Can Say What It IsWhat we do know is that it’s immensely complicated to make and has to be purified using a dangerously volatile chemical. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 3, 2020Share
BYStephen WalkerMar 28, 2020ShareThe SR-71 Blackbird Was Almost Brought Back For The Global War On TerrorA little known chapter in the twilight of the SR-71 program became the final nail in its coffin. BYStephen WalkerMar 28, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 26, 2020ShareCheck Out This Soviet Submarine Firing A Nuclear Ballistic Missile While Docked PiersideThe Russian Navy has reportedly looked into reviving this tactic, but for cruise-missile armed submarines. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 26, 2020Share
BYStephen WalkerMar 25, 2020ShareWhen Secret Mystery Planes Landed At The Air Bases Where I Was StationedIt may sound like fiction, but on rare occasions, ordinary air bases have extraordinary mystery visitors. It happened to me, twice. BYStephen WalkerMar 25, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 25, 2020ShareCIA’s Predecessor To The SR-71 Blackbird Tested Electron Guns To Hide From RadarsConcerns about advanced Soviet radars prompted the development of systems that could generate invisible radar-absorbing fields around the aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 25, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 24, 2020ShareTanker Boom Operator Photographs Rare And Glorious Formation Of Four B-1B BombersThe B-1B fleet has suffered from very low readiness rates and airframe fatigue, so seeing four in formation at the same time is quite a treat. BYTyler RogowayMar 24, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 22, 2020ShareThe Marines’ Most Wicked Looking Armored Vehicle Looks Even Scarier Making A Beach LandingThe “Shredder” is a critical piece of heavy armor that allows Marines to safely get from point A to point B in a combat zone. BYTyler RogowayMar 22, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 18, 2020ShareHere’s What This Panoramic Windowed Room Does On American Aircraft CarriersYou may have never noticed it before, but you have probably seen some of its work. BYTyler RogowayMar 18, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 15, 2020ShareThis Slow Motion Footage Of An F-22 Raptor Maneuvering Is MesmerizingThe clip shows all the work being done by the Raptor’s huge control surfaces and thrust vectoring nozzles to make the maneuvers happen. BYTyler RogowayMar 15, 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
BYStephen WalkerMar 5, 2020ShareCan And Should B-1B Bomber Crews’ Low-Level Flying Skills Be Saved?Low-level flying puts great stress on the airframe, but it also serves a tactical purpose. There may be a compromise that would satisfy both issues. BYStephen WalkerMar 5, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 2, 2020ShareWatch A Su-25 Attack Jet Blast A Tu-16 Bomber Out Of The Sky With An Anti-Tank MissileThe Russian missile’s high-explosive anti-tank warhead ends the bomber’s life quite spectacularly. BYTyler RogowayMar 2, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 26, 2020ShareWatch NBA Legend Karl Malone Take The Controls Of A B-52 Bomber In FlightThe retired NBA Hall of Famer and 14-time All-Star had a multi-day visit to Barksdale Air Force Base in his native Louisiana earlier this month. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 26, 2020Share
BYJoe CopalmanFeb 22, 2020ShareThis Workhorse Huey Rescue Helicopter Flew President Reagan As Marine One In Its Previous LifeThe many lives of aircraft are fascinating to ponder, but one well-worn Huey that’s the last of its kind in USMC service has a uniquely colorful past. BYJoe CopalmanFeb 22, 2020Share
BYChris HarmerFeb 20, 2020ShareI Almost Died Flying Into A Mountain Near Kobe’s Crash: Veteran Navy Pilot Explains The RisksThe truth is that accidentally flying into clouds happens more than anyone wants to admit. I break down the Kobe crash and my own brush with death. BYChris HarmerFeb 20, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 18, 2020ShareHere Is What Each Of The Pentagon’s Air-Launched Missiles And Bombs Actually CostArming America’s combat aircraft, drones, and helicopters is an extremely expensive business. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 18, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 12, 2020ShareWatch This U-2 Spy Plane Make A Crazy Landing Without Its Flaps Or Speed BrakesU-2s are notoriously challenging to land under the best conditions. A loss of key mechanical systems would make doing so even more complicated. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 12, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 10, 2020ShareNo, The United States Doesn’t Have An Automatic “Dead Hand” Trigger For Its ICBMsIf personnel in a missile alert facility are incapacitated for some reason during a crisis, it doesn’t mean that the missiles launch automatically. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 10, 2020Share
BYBrett TingleyFeb 5, 2020ShareWe Talk Giant V-Shaped Airships, Space, And Phoenix Lights With JP Aerospace’s FounderAfter years of flying exotic airships, the company plans to create massive orbital platforms and V-shaped airships that float slowly up to space. BYBrett TingleyFeb 5, 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
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 23, 2020ShareThe B-52 Almost Got An Ahead Of Its Time Air-Launched Ballistic Missile Named SkyboltAir-launched ballistic missiles are back in vogue now, so it’s worth remembering that the Air Force was looking to adopt one more than 50 years ago. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 23, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 22, 2020ShareStar Trek: Picard Is The Long Overdue Show We Desperately Need Right NowNo character delivers stunning moral clarity better than Jean-Luc Picard, which makes him more relevant now than ever before. BYTyler RogowayJan 22, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 19, 2020ShareThe Time When A Burning B-52 Nearly Caused A Nuclear Catastrophe “Worse than Chernobyl”A simple shift in wind direction would have destroyed the nuclear weapons inside, scattering radioactive plutonium for miles around, or worse. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 19, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 16, 2020ShareThis One Navy F-16N Aggressor Had An Electronic Warfare Suite Only Found On Israeli JetsThe unique countermeasures system found itself onto one of Topgun’s F-16s during the 1990s and it happens to have a convoluted and colorful past. BYTyler RogowayJan 16, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 15, 2020ShareThis Massive Desert Base Is China’s Version Of America’s Nellis Air Force BaseAs China’s air combat capabilities rapidly evolve so do the bases used to support them. One in the Gobi Desert is uniquely critical to those efforts. BYTyler RogowayJan 15, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 13, 2020ShareThe USAF Uses Huge Swords Fit For He-Man And The Thundercats To Honor OfficersThe Order of the Sword holds events full of pomp and ceremonial blades for officers, but its own lore is questionable. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 13, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 30, 2019ShareCheck Out The Crazy Radar That Lies Beneath The MC-130H Combat Talon II’s Gonzo NoseThis radar offers capabilities missing on the newer MC-130Js, which is why the H models remain in service years after their intended retirement date. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 30, 2019Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickDec 23, 2019ShareTop Gun 2’s Aerial Coordinator Describes The Cameraships That Captured The Flying MagicPlanes, helicopters, and drones grabbed the aerial footage for the film, including of “high-energy” dogfights, that so many of us are waiting to see. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickDec 23, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 22, 2019ShareThis Cockpit Video Of A KC-10 Refueling Another KC-10 Is AmazingIt all looks so smooth and almost easy until you take a closer look at the pilot’s control inputs and the boom’s movement. BYTyler RogowayDec 22, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 21, 2019ShareHere Is How Much Those Decoy Flares Cost That Military Aircraft Fire Off All The TimeIn combat, they are essential to the survivability of the aircraft that carry them, but they don’t come as cheap as one may think. BYTyler RogowayDec 21, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 18, 2019ShareA Must Watch Behind The Scenes Look At How Top Gun 2’s Flying Sequences Were ShotThe production team on the film is making the case that nothing like this has been done before and may not be done ever again. BYTyler RogowayDec 18, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 16, 2019ShareThe Second Top Gun 2 Trailer Has Landed, Secret High-Speed Test Jet And AllWe get more gorgeous aerial footage and our first look at the high-speed test aircraft Maverick flies as a set piece in the film. BYTyler RogowayDec 16, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 15, 2019ShareCheck Out This Rare Footage Of Red Eagle MiGs At Tonopah Test Range AirportThe rare piece of footage is from the 1980s when the U.S. was flying MiGs against its own jets out of a remote and secretive air base in Nevada. BYTyler RogowayDec 15, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 12, 2019ShareVisitors To Area 51 Have To Wear “Foggles” That Severely Limit Vision When Moving AboutThe frosted eyewear, which comes from the aerospace world, keeps a wearer from seeing anything aside from what is directly in front of and below them. BYTyler RogowayDec 12, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 9, 2019ShareNo These Aren’t Starships In Space Dock, They Are Nuclear Submarines Under ConstructionNuclear submarines have many parallels to fictional starships, but in this case, these super high-tech vessels are made to dive down, not fly up. BYTyler RogowayDec 9, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 5, 2019ShareThe Saga Of The AGM-129 Cruise Missile That Was Basically A Stealth Jet Designed Upside DownThe Advanced Cruise Missile was too far ahead of its time, so much so that it was eventually succeeded by the missile it was supposed to replace. BYTyler RogowayDec 5, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 3, 2019ShareThis Photo Proves How The Hellfire Missile That Uses Blades Instead Of Explosives WorksThis core of the AGM-114R9X missile, with its swing-out sword-like blades, is exactly how this gruesome weapon goes about plying its deadly trade. BYTyler RogowayDec 3, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThis Old Tanker Looks Like It’s About To Sink, But It’s Just Doing Its Job For The MarinesThe antique ship has an odd way of doing its business, but it’s still one of the best assets for supplying Marines with gobs of fuel ashore. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareVital Logistics Ships Will Be Without Critical U.S. Navy Escorts In A Major ConflictMilitary Sealift Command’s mariners will have to ‘fend for themselves’ while convoying during a future high-end conflict. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareSetting The Record Straight On Why Fighter Jets Can’t All Simply Fly Away To Escape StormsOutrage over F-22s left behind at Tyndall AFB as Michael hit and statements saying they should have all been flown away are divorced from reality. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareAir Force One Has This Unique Navigator’s Cockpit Station That’s Unlike Any Other 747The USAF’s duo of highly modified VC-25A jumbo jets still have some surprising features even though they’ve been flying for nearly 30 years BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share