Featured in soviet unionBYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareNew Insights Into Mysterious Soviet ‘Dome Of Light’ Phenomenon In Declassified DocumentsAir Force analysts were baffled by the massive light shows, which may have been a countermeasure against American early warning satellites. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareThe Army Tried To Turn Nerf Footballs Into Hand GrenadesThe goal of the “football device” was to give soldiers a way to take out tanks at close range in a package the Army hoped would be instinctual to use. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 25, 2020ShareThis Soviet Twin-Rotor Helicopter Design Was A High-Speed Rival To The Mi-24 HindThe futuristic-looking Kamov V-50 was planned to fly a range of missions at 250 miles per hour. BYThomas NewdickNov 25, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 2, 2020ShareRussia’s Novichok Chemical Weapon Returns In Attempted Assassination Of Opposition Figure (Updated)German authorities say they have clear cut evidence that Alexei Navalny was poisoned by one of these secretive nerve agents. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 2, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2020ShareThe Air Force Almost Got A Near Hypersonic Radar Plane Killing Cruise Missile Decades AgoThe primary goal was to give bombers, such as the B-52, a means to destroy Soviet air defense sites and airborne early warning and control aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 9, 2020ShareWatch Russian Troops Snuff Out An Oil Well Blaze With An Anti-Tank GunUsing explosive blasts to put out large fires is actually an established technique, but employing an anti-tank gun to do it is far less common. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 9, 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, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 15, 2020ShareThe Pentagon’s Plan To Build A Secret Super Command Bunker 3,500 Feet Under Washington D.C.Unlike any fortification on earth, the Deep Underground Command Center was intended to withstand multiple direct hits from giant nukes on Doomsday. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 15, 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, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 5, 2020ShareUkrainian Troops Are Still Using This Pre-World War I-Era Maxim Machine Gun In CombatIt doesn’t hurt that it is chambered in the Russian standard 7.62x54mm cartridge, variations of which are still in widespread use after 129 years. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 5, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 12, 2019ShareEgypt’s Soviet-Era, Chinese-Made, American-Upgraded Subs Can Still Fire Harpoon MissilesThe Egyptian Navy is only one of two remaining operators of the type anywhere in the world and its examples have a unique and convoluted history. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 12, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareDeclassified: US Honors Swedish Pilots For Escorting Stricken SR-71 To Safety During Cold WarThe Blackbird had suffered an engine failure during a mission over the Baltic Sea and its crew feared that Soviet jets might be hunting for them. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 10, 2019ShareThe Wreck Of This Sunken One-Of-A-Kind Soviet Nuclear Sub Is Leaking Radiation (Updated)Komsomolets and its reactor, along with a pair of nuclear-tipped torpedoes, sank in the Arctic more than 30 years ago. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 10, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 28, 2019ShareArmy Tried To Get Data On Soviet Lasers With Bond-Like Sensors Hidden In Consumer CamerasThe service needed a way to get the sensors closer to their targets without arousing the suspicions of Soviet commanders in Germany. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 28, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2018ShareNight Stalker MH-47D Chinooks Once Snatched A Libyan Hind Gunship From ChadEager to get ahold of one of the Soviet helicopters largely intact, the U.S. military sent the elite Army aviators on an unusual covert mission. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2018Share12
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareNew Insights Into Mysterious Soviet ‘Dome Of Light’ Phenomenon In Declassified DocumentsAir Force analysts were baffled by the massive light shows, which may have been a countermeasure against American early warning satellites. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareThe Army Tried To Turn Nerf Footballs Into Hand GrenadesThe goal of the “football device” was to give soldiers a way to take out tanks at close range in a package the Army hoped would be instinctual to use. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 25, 2020ShareThis Soviet Twin-Rotor Helicopter Design Was A High-Speed Rival To The Mi-24 HindThe futuristic-looking Kamov V-50 was planned to fly a range of missions at 250 miles per hour. BYThomas NewdickNov 25, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 2, 2020ShareRussia’s Novichok Chemical Weapon Returns In Attempted Assassination Of Opposition Figure (Updated)German authorities say they have clear cut evidence that Alexei Navalny was poisoned by one of these secretive nerve agents. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 2, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2020ShareThe Air Force Almost Got A Near Hypersonic Radar Plane Killing Cruise Missile Decades AgoThe primary goal was to give bombers, such as the B-52, a means to destroy Soviet air defense sites and airborne early warning and control aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 9, 2020ShareWatch Russian Troops Snuff Out An Oil Well Blaze With An Anti-Tank GunUsing explosive blasts to put out large fires is actually an established technique, but employing an anti-tank gun to do it is far less common. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 9, 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
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 15, 2020ShareThe Pentagon’s Plan To Build A Secret Super Command Bunker 3,500 Feet Under Washington D.C.Unlike any fortification on earth, the Deep Underground Command Center was intended to withstand multiple direct hits from giant nukes on Doomsday. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 15, 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
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 5, 2020ShareUkrainian Troops Are Still Using This Pre-World War I-Era Maxim Machine Gun In CombatIt doesn’t hurt that it is chambered in the Russian standard 7.62x54mm cartridge, variations of which are still in widespread use after 129 years. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 5, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 12, 2019ShareEgypt’s Soviet-Era, Chinese-Made, American-Upgraded Subs Can Still Fire Harpoon MissilesThe Egyptian Navy is only one of two remaining operators of the type anywhere in the world and its examples have a unique and convoluted history. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 12, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareDeclassified: US Honors Swedish Pilots For Escorting Stricken SR-71 To Safety During Cold WarThe Blackbird had suffered an engine failure during a mission over the Baltic Sea and its crew feared that Soviet jets might be hunting for them. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 10, 2019ShareThe Wreck Of This Sunken One-Of-A-Kind Soviet Nuclear Sub Is Leaking Radiation (Updated)Komsomolets and its reactor, along with a pair of nuclear-tipped torpedoes, sank in the Arctic more than 30 years ago. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 10, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 28, 2019ShareArmy Tried To Get Data On Soviet Lasers With Bond-Like Sensors Hidden In Consumer CamerasThe service needed a way to get the sensors closer to their targets without arousing the suspicions of Soviet commanders in Germany. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 28, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2018ShareNight Stalker MH-47D Chinooks Once Snatched A Libyan Hind Gunship From ChadEager to get ahold of one of the Soviet helicopters largely intact, the U.S. military sent the elite Army aviators on an unusual covert mission. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2018Share