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The original F-4 Phantom had no internal gun because missiles were expected to dominate air combat. Vietnam proved otherwise, and the F-4E's M61A1 Vulcan...
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The original F-4 Phantom had no internal gun because missiles were expected to dominate air combat. Vietnam proved otherwise, and the F-4E's M61A1 Vulcan...
Lockheed stripped the cameras out of a Blackbird, put a Hughes AN/ASG-18 fire control radar in the nose and three AIM-47 Falcons in internal...
The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier sailed from San Diego on November 21, 2025 for a seven-month deployment and was extended twice. Her air...
Remington and Westinghouse built 3.3 million Mosins for the Tsar before the Bolsheviks refused to pay, and US troops carried them into Russia in...
Reactivating USS New Jersey alone was estimated at $247 million in 1982, about $857 million today. The battleships got AN/SPS-49 radars, SLQ-32 electronic warfare...
By 1968, North Vietnam had grown extremely proficient at defending its airspace against American warplanes, so the Navy turned to a platform Hanoi would...
On May 15, 1972, Maj. Tom Pugh and Maj. Ronnie Rice were flying the SR-71 known as "Rapid Rabbit" at Mach 3.2 when both...
SR-71 Blackbird 61-7978 wore white bunny logos on its tails and the nickname "Rapid Rabbit," and in 1972 it used up every ounce of...
Visiting a training range, the SOCOM commander saw the M79s and lit up, remembering his time advising Vietnamese Ranger battalions. Offered a few rounds,...
One of the most interesting periods for the American aircraft carrier fleet came when the force transitioned from its World War II-era designs to...