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X-20: A Short History – Hypersonic weapons are all the rage these days, but the United States once had a hypersonic space plane that was...
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X-20: A Short History – Hypersonic weapons are all the rage these days, but the United States once had a hypersonic space plane that was...
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...
The Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird” was a true speed demon. No interceptor ever really had a chance of catching it. During the aircraft’s nearly 25...
The Los Angeles-Class submarines, while old compared to today’s standards, are still the spine of the U.S. Navy‘s undersea fleet. And they had one...
How the SR-71 Became the Fastest Plane in the World: The Lockheed Martin SR-71 Blackbird (or, as its aircrew members have dubbed it, the Habu,...
Though the Mirage 2000 bears a superficial resemblance to the dynasty of Dassault’s “delta-winged” fighters that preceded it, the aircraft featured marked advances over the earlier Mirages...
Saab JA 37 Viggen, a Short History – Sweden sought to maintain absolute neutrality during the Cold War but ensure if war with Russia...
While it might be over now, the Cold War was the inspiration for countless fighter designs and operational combat planes. Sweden created some amazing...
The Saab 35 is not a household name or well known in any generalist military or aviation circles. And yet, during the Cold War,...
The M60 tank is old and not modern as compared to the M1 Abrams or the Armata. However, this MBT still keeps moving along...