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Ian D’Costa is a communications professional, writer, and an avid outdoorsman who writes on the aerospace and defense world. You can find his work published with We Are The Mighty, HistoryNet, Military Times: Gear Scout, Business Insider, and more.
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What it took to fly the world’s first stealth attack jet
Jan 1, 2022 7:20 AM PST
These are the aircraft used by the Army’s Night Stalkers
Nov 4, 2022 4:57 AM PDT
That time the USAF intercepted a pilotless Soviet fighter
Nov 2, 2022 5:39 AM PDT
This classified American special ops unit has been recruiting females for decades
May 7, 2022 6:05 AM PDT
This is what makes SAS selection the toughest in the world
Dec 3, 2021 6:49 AM PST
This is how American pilots used drop tanks as bombs during WWII
Nov 14, 2022 4:47 AM PST
This is the Army’s super secret special ops aviation unit
Nov 8, 2022 4:19 AM PST
These 4 guns were used to make the longest sniper kills in history
Jun 23, 2022 5:10 AM PDT
Falsely accused Marine commandos were just exonerated
Feb 5, 2020 7:00 PM PST
This is the story of the last AC-130 lost in combat
Jul 17, 2022 6:34 AM PDT
This was the Air Force’s super fighter that never flew
Jun 30, 2022 5:19 AM PDT
This was the Air Force’s plan to turn a Boeing 747 into an airborne aircraft carrier
Jun 23, 2022 5:13 AM PDT
This long-forgotten unit was the direct predecessor to Delta Force
Jun 13, 2022 9:17 PM PDT
This is how 2 Delta Force snipers earned the Medal of Honor in Somalia
May 30, 2022 6:47 AM PDT
Here’s a look inside Canada’s most elite search and rescue force
Feb 4, 2020 5:24 PM PST
This is why the SAS trains with the British royal family
Mar 26, 2022 5:22 AM PDT
This was the only underwater submarine vs. submarine kill in history
Nov 26, 2021 5:27 AM PST
The Army once considered putting the A-10’s BRRRRT! on a tank
Aug 16, 2021 11:41 PM PDT
4 reasons why Maverick would be a sh*tty Top Gun instructor
Jul 24, 2021 11:50 PM PDT
This was one of the stealthiest aircraft ever flown by the US military
Jul 11, 2021 11:05 PM PDT
This woman had a kamikaze mission to take down an airliner on 9/11
May 12, 2021 6:42 AM PDT
The US Army once tried to weaponize a Nerf football
Apr 23, 2021 6:41 AM PDT
This is what happened when a P-51 Mustang chased a UFO over Kentucky in 1948
Mar 26, 2021 6:42 AM PDT
This is the Pentagon’s not-so-secret civilian ‘ghost’ aircraft fleet
Mar 19, 2021 9:15 AM PDT
This was the most destructive nuclear weapon ever conceived
Mar 5, 2021 6:42 AM PST
Cannonballs literally bounced off the USS Constitution
Feb 22, 2021 6:46 AM PST
This was the inspiration behind ‘The Hunt for Red October’
Feb 18, 2021 6:42 AM PST
Pripyat is one of the creepiest military hardware graveyards in the world
Feb 12, 2021 6:41 AM PST
This SAS soldier escaped capture by walking 190 miles to safety
Feb 5, 2021 6:44 AM PST
These 7 old warhorses of the sky just refuse to retire
Feb 2, 2021 9:10 AM PST
This was the Air Force’s C-130 demonstration team
Feb 2, 2021 8:01 AM PST
Ukraine sent a strong message to Russia with its service rifle choice
Nov 18, 2020 5:23 PM PST
A French company is developing target-acquiring drones for tanks
Apr 29, 2020 3:47 PM PDT
This carrier, a veteran of the Doolittle Raid, was just rediscovered after 76 years
Apr 29, 2020 3:47 PM PDT
The 48th Fighter Wing gave 3 F-15s badass D-Day commemorative schemes
Apr 29, 2020 3:47 PM PDT
The sailor from the iconic V-J Day in Times Square picture has died
Apr 29, 2020 3:47 PM PDT
This is what the F-22 Raptor’s replacement will be like
May 11, 2020 5:39 AM PDT
This was the most decorated American warship ever
Nov 1, 2018 9:51 PM PDT
These were the UK’s massive “earthquake bombs”
Jan 28, 2019 6:46 PM PST
These aircraft took part in the strike on Syria
Feb 4, 2020 5:24 PM PST
Germany’s newest warships are total duds
Nov 1, 2018 9:44 PM PDT
This is how French commandos saved Christmas in Paris in 1994
Jan 28, 2019 6:45 PM PST
This is what became of the Army’s futuristic M-16 replacement rifle
Jan 23, 2020 11:20 PM PST
Tom Hanks is teaming up with Dale Dye for a new D-Day blockbuster
Mar 22, 2019 4:05 PM PDT
That time Australia fought a war against emus… and lost
Jan 28, 2019 6:44 PM PST
1968 was the deadliest year for submariners post-WWII
Jan 28, 2019 6:44 PM PST
These ‘Q-ships’ used to fool subs and take torpedoes in both world wars
Jan 28, 2019 6:44 PM PST
This country song commemorates the Vietnam War’s Operation Hump
Jan 28, 2019 6:38 PM PST
What the crew of this German warship did after 9/11 will give you chills
Jan 28, 2019 6:43 PM PST
This may have been the fastest military submarine ever built
Nov 1, 2018 9:20 PM PDT
This was the first American to die in combat in Afghanistan after 9/11
Feb 5, 2020 6:59 PM PST