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What it took to fly the world’s first stealth attack jet
Tactical

What it took to fly the world’s first stealth attack jet

By Ian D’Costa

The amazing thing the SR-71 did the day before its retirement
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The amazing thing the SR-71 did the day before its retirement

By Blake Stilwell

The real-life TOPGUN advisors made cameos in ‘Top Gun’ and ‘Top Gun: Maverick’
Entertainment

The real-life TOPGUN advisors made cameos in ‘Top Gun’ and ‘Top Gun: Maverick’

By Miguel Ortiz

Navy helicopters sunk Iran-backed Houthi boats
Military News

Navy helicopters sunk Iran-backed Houthi boats

By Miguel Ortiz

The C-2 Greyhound is subbing in for the grounded CMV-22 Osprey
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The C-2 Greyhound is subbing in for the grounded CMV-22 Osprey

By Miguel Ortiz

Russian SU-34s fly in formation with flares
Military News

Ukraine claims stunning hat trick – three kills of Su-34s

By Logan Nye

Volunteers around a table track Santa on phone calls
Military News

NORAD declassifies Santa’s location

By Tessa Robinson

This plane survived Pearl Harbor and struck back at Midway
History

This plane survived Pearl Harbor and struck back at Midway

By Miguel Ortiz

Su-57
Tactical

5 things you didn’t know about the Su-57 5th-generation fighter

By Miguel Ortiz

This ‘Herky Bird’ is a favorite of Rangers and special operators
Military News

This ‘Herky Bird’ is a favorite of Rangers and special operators

By Harold C. Hutchison

This British attack was the blueprint for Pearl Harbor
History

This British attack was the blueprint for Pearl Harbor

By Miguel Ortiz

Ukraine shows how to do more damage with less drones
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Ukraine shows how to do more damage with less drones

By Logan Nye

Alaska National Guard’s ‘Operation Santa Claus’ became a life flight
Military News

Alaska National Guard’s ‘Operation Santa Claus’ became a life flight

By Miguel Ortiz

Starship megarocket launches
Military News

SpaceX gets FAA approval for ‘megarocket’ launch to infinity and beyond on Friday

By Tessa Robinson

Faces of five Night Stalkers killed in training accident with unit logo shown.
Military News

5 Special Operators killed in training accident Friday identified

By Tessa Robinson

The first nuclear bomber became a tanker for fighter jets
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The first nuclear bomber became a tanker for fighter jets

By Miguel Ortiz

F-16 Fighting Falcon air force shot down drone in syria
Military News

Why the US Air Force shot down an allied drone in Syria

By Team Mighty

Special operators respond to hostage situation.
Tactical

Why Americans are twice as likely to die in a hostage situation

By Blake Stilwell

Three Chinese astronauts in space suits waving at crowd.
Military News

3 Reasons why China will be the leading power in space by 2030

By Team Mighty

Piper L-4 "Grasshopper" at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.
Tactical

This tiny WWII prop plane used mounted bazookas against German tanks

By Team Mighty

Sikorsky CH-3E Black Mariah on display in the Southeast Asia War Gallery at the National Museum of the US Air Force
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4 Ghosts that haunt the Museum of the US Air Force

By Team Mighty

Helicopter flying low.
Tactical

This rare Army award is given to aviators who expertly crash

By Logan Nye

A-36 mustang dive bomber.
History

This was the dive-bomber version of the famed Mustang

By Harold C. Hutchison

F-20 tigershark is the plane that almost beat f-16.
Military News

This is the plane that almost beat out the legendary F-16

By Harold C. Hutchison

fighter jet
Military News

How the Soviet MiG-29 became a NATO fighter jet

By Miguel Ortiz

army night stalker aircraft
Tactical

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

By Ian D’Costa

F-8 Crusader on aircraft carrier USS Midway.
History

F-8 Crusader: The last gunfighter of Vietnam

By Terry Lloyd

wwii dive bomber
History

The Army Air Forces had a dive bomber during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

soviet fighter jet intercepted
Tactical

That time the USAF intercepted a pilotless Soviet fighter

By Ian D’Costa

a-37a dragonfly plane flying.
History

This Dragonfly stung the Communists in Vietnam

By Harold C. Hutchison

soviet transport plane copied this american aircraft.
Military News

The Soviets ripped off this strange Boeing transport plane

By Harold C. Hutchison

cuban pilot defected
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This Cuban pilot defected to the US then went back to rescue his family

By Miguel Ortiz

wwi combat pilots
History

The 8 rules for rookie combat pilots in World War I

By Logan Nye

advanced fighter jets
Military News

Why advanced fighter jets still carry guns

By Blake Stilwell

military aircraft nicknames
Military News

The official unofficial nicknames of 5 modern military aircraft

By Miguel Ortiz

boldest attack plans in American military history
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The 5 boldest attack plans in American military history

By Team Mighty

Bv-141
History

The BV-141 looks like a kid had too many models, not enough patience

By Logan Nye

stolen plane
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That time an RAF pilot stole a plane in grand protest

By Logan Nye

cambodia
Tactical

The US may have invaded Cambodia because of the movie ‘Patton’

By Team Mighty

apache helicopter
Military News

Today in military history: Apache helicopter makes first flight

By Team Mighty

This aerial dogfight was like a life-sized version of a bee swarm
Military News

This aerial dogfight was like a life-sized version of a bee swarm

By Logan Nye

p-38
History

This friendly fire incident hamstrung the P-38

By Harold C. Hutchison

vietnam pilot
Tactical

Risking a $3 million jet to ‘blow up a lot of dirt’

By Logan Nye

pirate-themed Navy planes
Military News

7 pirate-themed US Navy planes

By Miguel Ortiz

glass cannon rapid dragon
Tactical

The insane plan to turn C-130s into ‘glass cannons’

By Logan Nye

a-10
Military News

The history and design behind the legendary A-10

By Miguel Ortiz

flying brick
Tactical

This ‘flying brick’ could fly fast enough to melt its paint

By Logan Nye

nasa
History

These NASA nerds made a Franken-bomber, but they weren’t the first to do it

By Harold C. Hutchison

jimmy buffett
Military News

Jimmy Buffett donated two WWII planes to a military museum

By Miguel Ortiz

gripen
Military News

The Swedish fighter that’s perfect for Ukraine

By Logan Nye

f-4 phantoms rules of engagement vietnam
History

The rules of engagement problem that doomed pilots over Vietnam

By Logan Nye

kara hultgreen
Tactical

The first combat qualified female naval aviator died in a crazy accident

By Blake Stilwell

This futuristic plane could be the Air Force’s next tanker
Military News

This futuristic plane could be the Air Force’s next tanker

By Miguel Ortiz

wild weasels
History

‘Warriors in their Own Words’ – How the Wild Weasels cleared enemy skies over Vietnam

By James Elphick

ukraine f-16 training
Military News

Ukrainians will train on F-16s in Arizona

By Miguel Ortiz

washing machine charlie
Tactical

This is why Washing Machine Charlie is the most annoying enemy aircraft ever

By Ruddy Cano

zeppelins
History

Why World War I zeppelins were harder to kill than you think

By Team Mighty

1911
History

This pilot shot down an enemy fighter with his 1911

By Blake Stilwell

saddam air force
Tactical

Why Saddam Hussein buried Iraq’s air force in the desert

By Blake Stilwell

maui wildfires response
Military News

The military response to the Maui wildfires

By Miguel Ortiz

f-16s
Military News

The US approved sending F-16s to Ukraine

By Miguel Ortiz

p-40 flying tigers
Tactical

Hurricanes and P-40 Warhawks: The unsung sky heroes of early WWII

By Terry Lloyd

top secret missions
History

The strangest top-secret missions in military history

By Bethaney Phillips

buff flyby
Tactical

Maverick has nothing on this insane Air Force flyby of a carrier

By Logan Nye