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This Quad Minigun-Armed WWII Turret Spewing Rounds Is Metal As Hell

This Quad Minigun-Armed WWII Turret Spewing Rounds Is Metal As Hell

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Oct 26, 2022
B-58 Hustler

The Convair RB-58 Recce Hustler’s Short But Fascinating Career

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Oct 21, 2022
Swarmed Navy Destroyer Had Its Bridge Illuminated By Mysterious Drones

Swarmed Navy Destroyer Had Its Bridge Illuminated By Mysterious Drones

By Joseph Trevithick, Adam Kehoe and Marc Cecotti
Posted on Oct 14, 2022
How Fighter Jet Pilots Could Stop Worrying And Learn To Love The Drone

How Fighter Jet Pilots Could Stop Worrying And Learn To Love The Drone

By Howard Altman
Posted on Oct 7, 2022
Thermal Radar China Carrier

This Spinning Camera On China’s Aircraft Carrier Is A Key Defense System

By Emma Helfrich, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Sep 30, 2022
HARRIER_GR9_HUNTER

The Truth About The Harrier’s Unique ‘VIFF-ing’ Dogfight Maneuver

By Commander Paul Tremelling RN (Rtd)
Posted on Sep 28, 2022
F/A-18 Super Hornet toilet

Here’s Why A Toilet Is Hanging On A Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet’s Wing

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Sep 18, 2022
Vermont ANG F-16

Stories From The Eyes In The Sky On 9/11

By Chris Croot
Posted on Sep 11, 2022
Air traffic controller 9/11

Air Traffic Controller Details Sea Of Red Tape That Mired 9/11 Response

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on Sep 11, 2022
EC135 Looking Glass revolver

Why An Officer On EC-135C Doomsday Planes Packed A Revolver

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Sep 1, 2022
Il62 landing in germany

This Crazy Il-62 Airliner’s Grass Landing Has A Great Story Behind It

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on Aug 19, 2022
Top Gun Maverick

What Top Gun 2 Got Right And Wrong About Navy Fighter Culture

By Joe “Smokin” Ruzicka
Posted on Aug 15, 2022
Nellis AFB Is The Epicenter Of The USAF’s Future

Nellis AFB Is The Epicenter Of The USAF’s Future

By Jamie Hunter
Posted on Aug 8, 2022
B-58 Hustler

The Time A Navy Sub Hunter Found A Lost B-58 Hustler In Great Salt Lake

By Kevin Noonan
Posted on Jul 28, 2022
Long John Silver in the film Treasure Island

Everything You Know About Pirates Is Wrong

By Rebecca Simon
Posted on Jul 25, 2022
Veteran Air Traffic Controller On Dealing With Stranger Things In The Sky

Veteran Air Traffic Controller On Dealing With Stranger Things In The Sky

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on Jul 22, 2022
ROBIN OLDS

Why The Legacy Of Robin Olds Lives On In Today’s Fighter Pilots

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jul 14, 2022
top-gun-maverick formation super Hornet

This Is The Navy Weaponry That Top Gun 2’s Box Office Haul Could Buy

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Jul 9, 2022
SLATE pod live virtual constructive

Blending Live Enemies With Virtual Ones Is Transforming The Way Fighter Pilots Train

By Jamie Hunter
Posted on Jun 29, 2022
Hatsuyuki class

This Shot Of 11 Japanese Hatsuyuki-Class Destroyers Is Damn Impressive

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on Jun 17, 2022
Elite British SAS Soldier’s Action-Packed Account Of The Falklands War

Elite British SAS Soldier’s Action-Packed Account Of The Falklands War

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jun 14, 2022
Haibatullah Aliza

The Afghan Army’s Last Commander On How His Country Really Fell

By Howard Altman
Posted on Jun 9, 2022
Mi-8 Mariupol Rescue

Low, Fast And Dangerous: A Firsthand Account Of Ukraine’s Secret Helicopter Rescue Missions

By Howard Altman
Posted on Jun 7, 2022
Embraer Carrier Top Gun Maverick

I Bet You’ve Never Seen A Private Jet Fly An Approach To An Aircraft Carrier Before

By Oliver Parken, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Jun 7, 2022
Artwork depicting the Darkstar stealthy hypersonic aircraft, a fictious design that Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works created for the movie Top Gun: Maverick.

Skunk Works On How They Brought Top Gun: Maverick’s Darkstar To Life

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jun 3, 2022
The Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11), homeported at Naval Station Mayport, Jacksonville, Fla., arrives at the Marathi NATO Pier Complex in Souda Bay, Greece, to undergo scheduled preventative maintenance in May 2022..

Navy Finally Sends Littoral Combat Ship To Middle East

By Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick
Posted on May 31, 2022
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Remembering The Navy’s Doomed Aircraft-Carrying Airships

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on May 27, 2022
Navy Nearly Got A Single-Seat A-6 Intruder Instead Of The A-7 Corsair II

Navy Nearly Got A Single-Seat A-6 Intruder Instead Of The A-7 Corsair II

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on May 9, 2022
F-14 Tomcat lost air show demonstration tapes

Behold The Lost F-14 Tomcat Demo Tapes

By Joe “Smokin” Ruzicka
Posted on May 6, 2022
USAF Simulator Train B52 KC135 Fairchild2

The B-52 Flight Simulator Trains Of The Cold War

By Emma Helfrich
Updated on Apr 29, 2022
Uss Oklahoma City Vietnam

The One Time North Vietnam’s MiGs Attacked U.S. Navy Warships

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Apr 22, 2022
A-12 Blackbird canards

SR-71 Blackbird’s Predecessor Looked Even Cooler With Canards

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Apr 22, 2022
This Is What It Takes For An MV-22 To Fly Halfway Across The Pacific

This Is What It Takes For An MV-22 To Fly Halfway Across The Pacific

By Dan Parsons
Posted on Apr 18, 2022
View of USAF B-52 Stratofortress Bomber in Flight

A Look Back At All The B-52 Variants As The Iconic Bomber Hits 70

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Apr 16, 2022
Carolyn Chouest Special Operations Ship NR1

This Is The Shadowy Special Operations Mothership You’ve Never Heard Of

By Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Apr 14, 2022
Ukrainian MiG-29 Pilot’s Front-Line Account Of The Air War Against Russia

Ukrainian MiG-29 Pilot’s Front-Line Account Of The Air War Against Russia

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Apr 2, 2022
Watch This B-52 ‘Crabwalk’ Down The Runway In A Heavy Crosswind Like Only It Can

Watch This B-52 ‘Crabwalk’ Down The Runway In A Heavy Crosswind Like Only It Can

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Mar 22, 2022
Bondo Gave The Secret Tacit Blue Demonstrator Jet Its Smooth Stealthy Skin

Bondo Gave The Secret Tacit Blue Demonstrator Jet Its Smooth Stealthy Skin

By Brett Tingley and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Feb 21, 2022
The Extraordinary Story Of The Last Fighter Mission Over Afghanistan

The Extraordinary Story Of The Last Fighter Mission Over Afghanistan

By Jamie Hunter
Updated on Feb 17, 2022
Inside The World’s Only Privately Owned F-16s That Are Flying As Advanced Aggressors

Inside The World’s Only Privately Owned F-16s That Are Flying As Advanced Aggressors

By James Deboer
Updated on Feb 10, 2022
X-32’s Test Pilot On Why It Lost To What Became The F-35

X-32’s Test Pilot On Why It Lost To What Became The F-35

By Brett Tingley
Updated on Feb 4, 2022
Why Fighter Pilots Work Intensely For Eight Hours Just To Fly For 30 Minutes

Why Fighter Pilots Work Intensely For Eight Hours Just To Fly For 30 Minutes

By Colin ‘Farva’ Price
Updated on Feb 1, 2022
Space Shuttle Carrying 747 Was Secretly Modified To Defend Itself From Heat-Seeking Missiles (Updated)

Space Shuttle Carrying 747 Was Secretly Modified To Defend Itself From Heat-Seeking Missiles (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jan 28, 2022
NASA Once Built This Armored HAZMAT Response Vehicle That Was Loaded With Futuristic Features

NASA Once Built This Armored HAZMAT Response Vehicle That Was Loaded With Futuristic Features

By Brett Tingley
Posted on Jan 22, 2022
Russia’s Su-34 Fullback Strike Jet Is The King Of Hauling Gas

Russia’s Su-34 Fullback Strike Jet Is The King Of Hauling Gas

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jan 10, 2022
The Secretive U-2 Spy Plane Missions Flown Out Of Norway’s Bodø Airbase

The Secretive U-2 Spy Plane Missions Flown Out Of Norway’s Bodø Airbase

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Jan 6, 2022
Watch These Russian Su-30 Fighter Jets Fire Eight Air-To-Air Missiles Simultaneously

Watch These Russian Su-30 Fighter Jets Fire Eight Air-To-Air Missiles Simultaneously

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jan 4, 2022
Watch This C-130 Run For Its Life At Low Level From A Mock Enemy Missile Crew

Watch This C-130 Run For Its Life At Low Level From A Mock Enemy Missile Crew

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Dec 31, 2021
Behold The Naked Warplanes Of Tinker Air Force Base

Behold The Naked Warplanes Of Tinker Air Force Base

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 30, 2021
The F-117 Tested A Mirror-Like Skin Decades Before The F-22 Did

The F-117 Tested A Mirror-Like Skin Decades Before The F-22 Did

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 23, 2021
Ukraine Once Had The World’s Largest Tu-160 Blackjack Bomber Fleet

Ukraine Once Had The World’s Largest Tu-160 Blackjack Bomber Fleet

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Dec 17, 2021
What It’s Like To Live And Work Inside White Sands Missile Range

What It’s Like To Live And Work Inside White Sands Missile Range

By Randy Smith
Updated on Dec 22, 2021
Flying Boats Flew Japan’s Little-Known Follow-On Raid On Pearl Harbor

Flying Boats Flew Japan’s Little-Known Follow-On Raid On Pearl Harbor

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Dec 8, 2021
An S-3 Viking Once Flew A Captured Terrorist On A Record-Breaking Flight To The United States

An S-3 Viking Once Flew A Captured Terrorist On A Record-Breaking Flight To The United States

By Kevin Noonan
Posted on Dec 2, 2021
Watch A P-3 Submarine Hunter’s Sonobuoy Dramatically Transform Once In The Water

Watch A P-3 Submarine Hunter’s Sonobuoy Dramatically Transform Once In The Water

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Nov 27, 2021
Top Gun: Maverick’s Massive Support From The U.S. Military Is Laid Out In These Documents

Top Gun: Maverick’s Massive Support From The U.S. Military Is Laid Out In These Documents

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 17, 2021
Confessions Of A B-52 Stratofortress Maintainer

Confessions Of A B-52 Stratofortress Maintainer

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Nov 17, 2021
Check Out This Trio Of Special Operations Combatant Craft Tearing Across San Diego Bay

Check Out This Trio Of Special Operations Combatant Craft Tearing Across San Diego Bay

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Nov 13, 2021
Tails Of War: Animals Have Made The Rigors Of Combat More Bearable Wherever Troops Have Served

Tails Of War: Animals Have Made The Rigors Of Combat More Bearable Wherever Troops Have Served

By Brian O’Rourke
Updated on Nov 11, 2021
The Soviet Meteorit Mach-3 Cruise Missile Was A Colossal Cold War Oddity

The Soviet Meteorit Mach-3 Cruise Missile Was A Colossal Cold War Oddity

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Nov 9, 2021
The Navy Isn’t Prepared To Face The Growing Diesel Submarine Threat

The Navy Isn’t Prepared To Face The Growing Diesel Submarine Threat

By Kevin Noonan
Updated on Nov 3, 2021
Disembodied Voices Were Blasted Into The Jungle By The U.S. In Vietnam To Spook The Enemy

Disembodied Voices Were Blasted Into The Jungle By The U.S. In Vietnam To Spook The Enemy

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Oct 29, 2021
An OV-10 Bronco Pilot’s Adventure Teaching Thai Flyers Forward Air Control

An OV-10 Bronco Pilot’s Adventure Teaching Thai Flyers Forward Air Control

By Thomas Newdick, ‘Danno’
Updated on Oct 28, 2021
Life On The High Seas Aboard A Tin Can Destroyer During The Cold War

Life On The High Seas Aboard A Tin Can Destroyer During The Cold War

By Juan Rivera
Updated on Oct 22, 2021