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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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This is how American pilots used drop tanks as bombs during WWII

Nov 14, 2022

This is the Army’s super secret special ops aviation unit

Nov 8, 2022

These are the aircraft used by the Army’s Night Stalkers

Nov 4, 2022

That time the USAF intercepted a pilotless Soviet fighter

Nov 2, 2022

This is the story of the last AC-130 lost in combat

Jul 17, 2022

This was the Air Force’s super fighter that never flew

Jun 30, 2022

This was the Air Force’s plan to turn a Boeing 747 into an airborne aircraft carrier

Jun 23, 2022

These 4 guns were used to make the longest sniper kills in history

Jun 23, 2022

This long-forgotten unit was the direct predecessor to Delta Force

Jun 13, 2022

This is how 2 Delta Force snipers earned the Medal of Honor in Somalia

May 30, 2022

This classified American special ops unit has been recruiting females for decades

May 7, 2022

This is why the SAS trains with the British royal family

Mar 26, 2022

This was what it took to fly the world’s first stealth attack jet

Jan 1, 2022

This is what makes SAS selection the toughest in the world

Dec 3, 2021

This was the only underwater submarine vs. submarine kill in history

Nov 26, 2021

The Army once considered putting the A-10’s BRRRRT! on a tank

Aug 16, 2021

4 reasons why Maverick would be a sh*tty Top Gun instructor

Jul 24, 2021

This was one of the stealthiest aircraft ever flown by the US military

Jul 11, 2021

This woman had a kamikaze mission to take down an airliner on 9/11

May 12, 2021

The US Army once tried to weaponize a Nerf football

Apr 23, 2021

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This is what happened when a P-51 Mustang chased a UFO over Kentucky in 1948

Mar 26, 2021

This is the Pentagon’s not-so-secret civilian ‘ghost’ aircraft fleet

Mar 19, 2021

This was the most destructive nuclear weapon ever conceived

Mar 5, 2021

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Cannonballs literally bounced off the USS Constitution

Feb 22, 2021

This was the inspiration behind ‘The Hunt for Red October’

Feb 18, 2021

Pripyat is one of the creepiest military hardware graveyards in the world

Feb 12, 2021

This SAS soldier escaped capture by walking 190 miles to safety

Feb 5, 2021

These 7 old warhorses of the sky just refuse to retire

Feb 2, 2021

This was the Air Force’s C-130 demonstration team

Feb 2, 2021

Ukraine sent a strong message to Russia with its service rifle choice

Nov 18, 2020

This is what the F-22 Raptor’s replacement will be like

May 11, 2020

The sailor from the iconic V-J Day in Times Square picture has died

Apr 29, 2020

A French company is developing target-acquiring drones for tanks

Apr 29, 2020

This carrier, a veteran of the Doolittle Raid, was just rediscovered after 76 years

Apr 29, 2020

The 48th Fighter Wing gave 3 F-15s badass D-Day commemorative schemes

Apr 29, 2020

Falsely accused Marine commandos were just exonerated

Feb 5, 2020

This was the first American to die in combat in Afghanistan after 9/11

Feb 5, 2020

These aircraft took part in the strike on Syria

Feb 4, 2020

Here’s a look inside Canada’s most elite search and rescue force

Feb 4, 2020

This is why Poland wants those Patriot anti-air missiles

Feb 4, 2020

This country plans on using fighter jets to hunt down poachers

Feb 4, 2020

This is what became of the Army’s futuristic M-16 replacement rifle

Jan 23, 2020

This is what it’s like inside the world’s largest submarine

Jun 19, 2019

The US Navy might pull these old combat ships out of mothballs

Apr 28, 2019

Tom Hanks is teaming up with Dale Dye for a new D-Day blockbuster

Mar 22, 2019

These were the UK’s massive “earthquake bombs”

Jan 28, 2019

This is how French commandos saved Christmas in Paris in 1994

Jan 28, 2019

That time Australia fought a war against emus… and lost

Jan 28, 2019

1968 was the deadliest year for submariners post-WWII

Jan 28, 2019

These ‘Q-ships’ used to fool subs and take torpedoes in both world wars

Jan 28, 2019

What the crew of this German warship did after 9/11 will give you chills

Jan 28, 2019

These WW2 Polish pilots were either certifiably insane, downright courageous — or a bit of both

Jan 28, 2019