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The US greenlit supplying F-16s to Ukraine

By Miguel Ortiz

The Navy had hybrid fighter jets during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

marine corps aviation

Today in military history: Marine Corps aviation is born

Britain’s V bombers and Blue Steel missiles were beasts

charles lindbergh

Today in military history: Charles Lindbergh flies across the Atlantic

ukrainian fighter pilot training

The UK will train Ukrainian pilots

By Miguel Ortiz

awacs e-7 wedgetail

The new E-7 Wedgetail Airborne Warning and Control System ‘AWACS’ replacement

Look out for these cargo bombers!

navy flying boat

The Navy’s first air-to-air kill of WWII wasn’t scored by a fighter

By Miguel Ortiz

This video vividly shows that the A-10 is all about the BBRRRRTT!

By Orvelin Valle

You need to see this incredible B-1B Bomber crash landing

king charles coronation

Weather grounded much of King Charles III’s coronation flyover

By Miguel Ortiz

This is why the UH-1 Huey became a symbol of the Vietnam War

This is why the UH-1 Huey became a symbol of the Vietnam War

By Harold C. Hutchison

That time a British pilot deflected a flying bomb with his wing

israeli air force Avia S-199

Israel’s first fighter pilots used German planes and their flight suits

By Miguel Ortiz

fighter pilot dogfight training

7 thoughts a fighter pilot has during a dogfight

This is the little-known combat career of John Glenn

This is the little-known combat career of John Glenn

By Harold C. Hutchison

How the V-22 Osprey helped take down a Taliban warlord

How the V-22 Osprey helped take down a Taliban warlord

By Harold C. Hutchison

This retro Navy fighter footage will bring a smile to F-14 vets

This retro Navy fighter footage will bring a smile to F-14 vets

By Harold C. Hutchison

avro lancaster star wars trench run dam buster

This plane carried out the mission that inspired the ‘Star Wars’ trench run

By Harold C. Hutchison

Army aviators are getting locked in for 3 more years on active duty

By Miguel Ortiz

f-111 in action

This fighter was so advanced, we sent a recording to aliens

How the P-51’s paper mache drop tanks changed WWII

dog fighting movies

7 of the best movie aerial dogfights, ranked

By Tim Kirkpatrick

6 of the most badass US military test pilots of all time

6 of the most badass US military test pilots of all time

This is the World War II history of the Foo Fighters

By Blake Stilwell

vietnam helicopter

An American Legion branch is restoring a Vietnam helicopter

By Bethaney Phillips

17th airborne division

The Forgotten Division: The 17th Airborne

By Jessica Evans

Here are 17 amazing facts about the legendary Chuck Yeager

Here are 17 amazing facts about the legendary Chuck Yeager

The British crippled the Italian Navy in World War II using old biplanes

NASA’s Artemis II crew includes two Naval Aviators

By Miguel Ortiz

hot air balloons

The first offensive use of hot air balloons in combat came in 1849

How the legendary B-2’s stealth actually works

How the legendary B-2’s stealth actually works

This pilot crash-landed behind enemy lines to save his downed friend

This pilot crash-landed behind enemy lines to save his downed friend

How seagulls killed a nuclear bomber

How seagulls killed a nuclear bomber

By Harold C. Hutchison

These are the 5 most lethal weapons in the Japanese military

These are the 5 most lethal weapons in the Japanese military

By Harold C. Hutchison

dangerous jobs in world war ii

These were the three most dangerous jobs in World War II

This Marine pilot makes landing his jet on a stool look easy

This Marine pilot makes landing his jet on a stool look easy

bradley fighting vehicle

The most badass military vehicles, tanks and planes

By Jessica Evans

Two olive green World War II-era B-29 Superfortress bombers flying in formation above a snowy landscape, with one bomber closer to the camera and the other slightly behind and above it. The aircraft have four propeller engines and U.S. Air Force insignia on their fuselages. The tail number "130888" is visible on the closer bomber.

The ‘Idiot’s Loop’ was a mid-air backflip done by nuclear bombers

israel north korea

North Korea and Israel have been engaged in a decades-long shadow war

radioactive tsunami

North Korea’s new ‘Radioactive Tsunami’ is an underwater drone to target naval fleets

Coalition Forces target ISIS vehicles after the Syrian Democratic Forces provided their location in Deir ez-Zor province, Syria, Nov. 28, 2018. Continued assistance to partner forces is essential to setting conditions for regional stability. The Coalition and its partners remain united and resolved to prevent the resurgence of ISIS and its violent extremist ideology. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew Crane)

An Iranian suicide drone wounded six Americans and killed one in Syria

Emil Boček, the last WWII Czech RAF pilot, dies at 100

By Miguel Ortiz

wooden bombs on nazi airfield

The Allies allegedly dropped fake bombs on a fake Nazi airfield

How to shut down an enemy harbor

How to shut down an enemy harbor

By Harold C. Hutchison

national flight academy

The National Flight Academy is like Space Camp but for Naval Aviation

By Miguel Ortiz

The first Black Marine Corps aviator was the Corps’ first Black general

The first Black Marine Corps aviator was the Corps’ first Black general

How a pilot in one of America’s least stealthy aircraft saved a downed pilot from one of the stealthiest

How a pilot in one of America’s least stealthy aircraft saved a downed pilot from one of the stealthiest

By Tim Kirkpatrick

E-8C hunted iraqi units

The terror Iraqi units faced when the Air Force hunted them in sandstorms

These 4 islands could be America’s unsinkable aircraft carriers in the Pacific

These 4 islands could be America’s unsinkable aircraft carriers in the Pacific

By Harold C. Hutchison

most expensive plane crash

The most expensive plane crash in history cost the Air Force $1.4 billion

A vintage single-engine airplane with the registration "N-X211" is suspended from the ceiling inside a museum. The aircraft has a high wing design with visible struts and a radial engine at the front. The museum interior features a glass ceiling and multiple levels with visitors observing the exhibit.

3 reasons Charles Lindbergh’s first transatlantic flight was groundbreaking

how military delivers tanks

This video shows how the US military delivers tanks at 150 mph (and it’s nuts)

A black and white photo of a World War II-era twin-engine military bomber aircraft flying above clouds. The plane has a distinctive twin tail and U.S. Air Force star insignias on the wings and fuselage. The aircraft appears to be a North American B-25 Mitchell.

A drunk NCO somehow stole a B-25 bomber with no flight experience

F-4G ‘Wild Weasels’ hunted Surface-to-Air Missiles during Desert Storm

F-4G ‘Wild Weasels’ hunted Surface-to-Air Missiles during Desert Storm

remains of crash by F-16 pilot

Watch this F-16 pilot dodge six Iraqi surface-to-air missiles in Desert Storm

This dominating F-16 pilot ruled the skies over Desert Storm

This dominating F-16 pilot ruled the skies over Desert Storm

By Harold C. Hutchison

Levitow medal of honor

Today in military history: Airman First Class Levitow earns Medal of Honor

Three fighter jets are on a runway in a snowy landscape. One jet is closest to the camera with its wings angled upward, another is further down the runway with its landing light on, and the third jet is in the air just above the runway in the background. Bare trees line the horizon.

23 terms only fighter pilots understand

Why the pilot of the Enola Gay needed a tire gauge and a tape measure to keep his plane in the air

Why the pilot of the Enola Gay needed a tire gauge and a tape measure to keep his plane in the air

By Harold C. Hutchison

F-15 best fighter

5 reasons the F-15 might be the best fighter of all time

By Blake Stilwell

How Navy SEALs captured the first POWs of Desert Storm

By Miguel Ortiz

f-22 fires missile

The F-22 Raptor that shot down the Chinese spy balloon

By Miguel Ortiz