DARPA created a hypersonic aircraft capable of Mach 20 speeds
While the world’s major powers are locked in an arms race to develop the best and most advanced hypersonic weapons, missiles capable of flying faster than Mach 5 and are…
This crazy Soviet shotgun used rejected aircraft cannon barrels
Soviet weapon designers came up with interesting ideas like the TP-82, a triple-barreled shotgun-pistol-machete carried by cosmonauts. When Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) needed a shotgun to suppress prison riots,…
How Northrup’s YF-17 ‘Cobra’ became the Navy/Marine Corps F/A-18
The F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet have been the mainstay of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aviation for the last four decades. The Hornet is also in service with the…
Why dive bombing is way more dangerous than you ever realized
Anyone have a favorite dive bombing movie scene? Hollywood loves to play up the dangers of drama of any type of fighting. Anyone who has thrown a grenade knows that…
The military is the reason for the Boeing 747’s iconic hump
In October 2022, the last Boeing 747 rolled off the production line. Dubbed the “Queen of the Skies,” the 747 was the original jumbo jet and opened air travel to…
The Air Force really wants this game-changing plane design
The Air Force needs a new generation of tankers, cargo aircraft, and troop carriers. It seems to be aiming for a revolution in design as it asks for blended-wing designs….
Ukrainian commandos infiltrated deep inside Russia to destroy Russian attack aircraft
Ukraine isn’t content to let its suicide drones strike Russian airbases. Nor are the Ukrainian Armed Forces content with hitting targets in the Crimean Peninsula. Ukrainian commandos have struck a…
This Arizona aircraft boneyard is not always the last stop for old planes
Many are familiar with the aircraft boneyard at Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona. Since 1946, retired and surplus military aircraft, both from the U.S. armed forces and…
How an English lady ensured Britain could hold the Germans off in World War II
Dame Fanny Lucy Houston, Lady Houston wasn’t born with those titles. She was actually born in 1857 into a large, working class family in London. She later became a professional…
A hunt for a death ray gave us radar
One of the most useful and game-changing weapons of World War II was radar, a technology that allowed Allied pilots to know when and where to fly in order to intercept incoming German bombers, but Britain was actually hunting for a super weapon: A d…