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71 years after its invention, the Pistolet Makarovka (PM), better known to English-speaking gun enthusiasts as simply the Makarov Pistol, is still going strong....
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71 years after its invention, the Pistolet Makarovka (PM), better known to English-speaking gun enthusiasts as simply the Makarov Pistol, is still going strong....
Having just penned an article on Sweden’s Saab 37 Viggen and noting therein its unique claim to aviation history fame, I reckon that one...
In a 19FortyFive article I wrote today on the subject of the legendary Finnish sniper Simo Häyhä, I made a note of the fact that...
Simo Häyhä, a short primer – Finland’s pending entry into NATO has caused Vladimir Putin no small degree of consternation, indignation, and indigestion (how much...
The Next Concorde? The X-59 As a certifiable “Bon Vivant” who likes to travel in style (always opting to upgrade from Cattle Class, er,...
Whilst the Lockheed Martin’s F-16 fighter jet (manufactured by General Dynamics before 1993) is officially known to the general public as the Fighting Falcon,...
Happy 50th BRRRT-Day to the A-10 Warthog – On 10 May 2022 (1 week ago today as I type these words), the Fairchild Republic...
In my article on the SR-72 spy plane, I started off by mentioning the mysterious plane’s Hollywood-embellished appearance in Top Gun: Maverick, the long-awaited...
The F-15EX Eagle II is the latest and greatest edition of McDonnell Douglas’ (now Boeing’s) venerable and battle-proven (as in a mind-boggling 104:0 kill ratio...
The Chengdu J-20 Wēilóng (“Mighty Dragon”) is arguably the most feared and feared combat aircraft in the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force...