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The ‘Big Five’ systems that helped win Desert Storm

The ‘Big Five’ systems that helped win Desert Storm

By Miguel Ortiz

Special Forces gear that regular troops have now, too

Special Forces gear that regular troops have now, too

By Miguel Ortiz

This soldier calls the Ma Deuce machine gun ‘one sexy weapon’

This soldier calls the Ma Deuce machine gun ‘one sexy weapon’

By Orvelin Valle

4 insane but real weapons the Space Corps will need

4 insane but real weapons the Space Corps will need

By Blake Stilwell

A new German Army rifle is coming to the U.S. market

A new German Army rifle is coming to the U.S. market

By Miguel Ortiz

A black and white photograph showing a group of men in suits. Two men in the center are shaking hands and smiling at each other. The man on the left is younger with dark hair, wearing a double-breasted suit and tie. The man on the right is older with white hair, also wearing a suit and tie. Other men stand around them, some smiling, with a microphone visible in the foreground. A large portrait painting is partially visible in the background.

How Howard Hughes and the CIA teamed up to steal a sunken Soviet submarine

The Cyclone-class patrol craft is the Navy’s smallest warship

The Cyclone-class patrol craft is the Navy’s smallest warship

By Harold C. Hutchison

6 weapons that even a car salesman couldn’t sell

6 weapons that even a car salesman couldn’t sell

By Harold C. Hutchison

7 banned children’s toys that will train kids for war

7 banned children’s toys that will train kids for war

By Blake Stilwell

This mini A-10 Warthog can guard your yard

How the Czechs made the best of the awful T-72 tank

How the Czechs made the best of the awful T-72 tank

By Harold C. Hutchison

At this firing range, you can shoot your dream firearm

At this firing range, you can shoot your dream firearm

By Blake Stilwell

Watch this close-call during an air refueling operation

Watch this close-call during an air refueling operation

By Harold C. Hutchison

Germany’s Puma is a 40-ton death machine

Germany’s Puma is a 40-ton death machine

By Harold C. Hutchison

Silhouette of a military aircraft, likely an A-10 Thunderbolt II, on the ground during sunset with a clear sky transitioning from orange near the horizon to blue higher up. The aircraft's distinctive twin engines and straight wings are visible.

This is why the A-10 (and other combat planes) aren’t flown by the Army

By Miguel Ortiz

Military personnel in camouflage uniforms are near a black helicopter with its side door open, parked on a grassy field with hills in the background. One soldier is carrying another on his back, while another stands nearby, and a pilot is seated inside the helicopter. The helicopter's rotor blades are in motion.

Army pilot’s invention could have saved Kobe Bryant

By Erik Sabiston

Five soldiers in camouflage uniforms stand in a line on a tarmac with a large military helicopter, likely a CH-47 Chinook, parked behind them. The background includes trees and a distant building with a pointed roof under a clear sky.

This Army helicopter crew responded to a car crash in Germany

By Miguel Ortiz

A military-style helicopter with an open cockpit and a clear bubble canopy. The helicopter has a skeletal frame tail boom and is painted in an olive drab color. The word "MASH" is prominently displayed in white letters on the side of the helicopter's fuselage. The background shows a mountainous or rocky terrain.

You can own the helicopter from MAS*H

By Miguel Ortiz

A front view of a gray stealth fighter jet on a runway with a person wearing ear protection standing directly in front of it. Another person is walking nearby on the right side. The background includes buildings and a water tower.

Why is the F-22 Raptor fighter jet an absolute beast?

By Jessica Evans

Gray military fighter jet flying above clouds with two pilots visible in the cockpit, equipped with external fuel tanks and missiles under its wings.

Check out the F-15 Eagle in Action

By Jessica Evans

A group of U.S. Navy Blue Angels team members stand in a line with their backs to the camera, wearing black uniforms with "U.S. Navy Blue Angels" written in yellow on the back. They have yellow ear protection and their hands clasped behind their backs. In the background, several Blue Angels jets are parked on the tarmac under a clear blue sky.

A year in the life of the rock stars of aviation – the Blue Angels

By Jessica Evans

That time an F-16 pilot saved ground troops with a sonic boom

That time an F-16 pilot saved ground troops with a sonic boom

That time U.S. F-15s stumbled into an Iraqi trap and won

That time U.S. F-15s stumbled into an Iraqi trap and won

This pilot landed his F-15 with only one wing

This pilot landed his F-15 with only one wing

a flamethrower weapon

These are 6 other weapons legal for open carry in the United States

By Blake Stilwell

A large naval ship is on fire, with thick black and gray smoke billowing from the midsection. Flames are visible near the ship's superstructure, and a smaller vessel nearby is spraying water onto the fire. The scene is set against a cloudy sky during dusk or dawn.

The Navy is decommissioning the USS Bonhomme Richard

By Miguel Ortiz

A person wearing a black wetsuit and a full-face diving mask with breathing apparatus is partially submerged in murky water, holding a suppressed handgun aimed forward. The background shows a natural outdoor setting with water and some vegetation.

This pistol is USSOCOM’s offensive handgun

By Miguel Ortiz

Military helicopter painted in dark gray, positioned on a runway with its rotor blades in motion. The helicopter has a streamlined body with multiple windows along the side and a visible cockpit with two pilots inside. The background shows a clear sky and a distant tree line.

This MH-139A is the Air Force’s replacement for the Huey

By Miguel Ortiz

How outrunning federal agents led to NASCAR racing

How outrunning federal agents led to NASCAR racing

By Blake Stilwell

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

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

Kimber moves its headquarters to Troy, Alabama

By Miguel Ortiz

Australia’s new destroyer is good enough to join the US Navy

Australia’s new destroyer is good enough to join the US Navy

By Harold C. Hutchison

The Russians aren’t even bothering to fly planes off the Kuznetsov

The Russians aren’t even bothering to fly planes off the Kuznetsov

By Harold C. Hutchison

Christmas wish list? The last original P-51 Mustang is up for sale

Christmas wish list? The last original P-51 Mustang is up for sale

By Harold C. Hutchison

Meanwhile south of the border, there’s a lot of air-to-air action going on

Meanwhile south of the border, there’s a lot of air-to-air action going on

By Harold C. Hutchison

This helicopter ship landing during a storm will make you squirm

This helicopter ship landing during a storm will make you squirm

By Harold C. Hutchison

Russia pimps out its new Su-35S Flanker in latest video

Russia pimps out its new Su-35S Flanker in latest video

By Harold C. Hutchison

Stryker armored vehicles spotted rolling into Syria

Stryker armored vehicles spotted rolling into Syria

By Christian Lowe

The A-10 has been bringing the pain for nearly five decades

The A-10 has been bringing the pain for nearly five decades

By Harold C. Hutchison

Why B-52s are about to be four times as threatening

Why B-52s are about to be four times as threatening

By Harold C. Hutchison

The Navy just finished testing a robot helicopter

The Navy just finished testing a robot helicopter

By Harold C. Hutchison

The way big ships are launched looks completely insane

The way big ships are launched looks completely insane

By Blake Stilwell

America’s first jet fighter was made by a company known for helicopters today

America’s first jet fighter was made by a company known for helicopters today

By Harold C. Hutchison

The government is quiet about plutonium missing for the last year

The government is quiet about plutonium missing for the last year

By Blake Stilwell

7 terrifying enemy weapons that probably suck

7 terrifying enemy weapons that probably suck

This is Russia’s flying ‘tank killer’

This is Russia’s flying ‘tank killer’

By Harold C. Hutchison

How to defend your coast without sailors or guns

How to defend your coast without sailors or guns

The OV-10 Bronco is alive and well in the Philippines

The OV-10 Bronco is alive and well in the Philippines

By Harold C. Hutchison

Why the M9 Beretta round wasn’t as bad as you think

Why the M9 Beretta round wasn’t as bad as you think

By Harold C. Hutchison

The surprising things you can’t build with iTunes

The surprising things you can’t build with iTunes

By Blake Stilwell

Why the Marines still love this old fighter

Why the Marines still love this old fighter

By Harold C. Hutchison

Why bayonet training is still just as important for today’s troops

Why bayonet training is still just as important for today’s troops

By Eric Milzarski

‘Covert action’ is back on the debate stage

‘Covert action’ is back on the debate stage

By Real Clear Defense

The game-changing Swedish warship that sank in its first battle

The game-changing Swedish warship that sank in its first battle

This is what the proposed ‘Atomic Veteran Medal’ could mean

This is what the proposed ‘Atomic Veteran Medal’ could mean

By Eric Milzarski

5 best weapons from this famous calculator manufacturer

5 best weapons from this famous calculator manufacturer

6 awesome things that will survive a nuclear apocalypse

6 awesome things that will survive a nuclear apocalypse

By Blake Stilwell

How America’s most troubled aircraft will define the future

How America’s most troubled aircraft will define the future

How AR technology could change the way future troops train

How AR technology could change the way future troops train

By Eric Milzarski

This is what it’s like to refurbish an old missile silo

This is what it’s like to refurbish an old missile silo

By Eric Milzarski

Bell Flight wants to make an awesome tilt-rotor drone

Bell Flight wants to make an awesome tilt-rotor drone

bloody longsword

This is how much human blood you need to make a longsword

By Eric Milzarski

The Coast Guard’s first aviator was a world-record holder and hero

The Coast Guard’s first aviator was a world-record holder and hero

Putin brags about the superiority of Russian weapons

Putin brags about the superiority of Russian weapons

By Voice of America News