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This Is Yas: A $200 Million Megayacht Like No Other in the World
This Is Yas: A $200 Million Megayacht Like No Other in the World

14 Apr 2024, 07:38 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Yas started out as a Dutch frigate, so it retains the narrow and fast hull, but boasts a spectacular superstructure that makes it resemble a dolphin

 
Frozen 1943 GMC CCKW Comes Back to Life, Handles Snow Like a Champ
Frozen 1943 GMC CCKW Comes Back to Life, Handles Snow Like a Champ

27 Mar 2024, 13:06 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Produced from 1941 to 1945, the GMC CCKW, also known as "Jimmy," was the most popular military truck during World War 2.

 
A Snowmobile Crashed Into a Black Hawk Helicopter. The Rider Is Now Suing the Government
A Snowmobile Crashed Into a Black Hawk Helicopter. The Rider Is Now Suing the Government

7 Mar 2024, 09:16 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Jeff Smith was riding his snowmobile at highway speeds at night on a Massachusetts trail, when he clipped the tail of a parked Black Hawk

 
91 Years Ago, America’s First Purpose Built Aircraft Carrier Hit the High Seas
91 Years Ago, America’s First Purpose Built Aircraft Carrier Hit the High Seas

25 Feb 2024, 20:44 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / On the anniversary of this historic warship's operational birth, we owe our thanks to the crew who served onboard our deepest thanks.

 
Genuine '57 Chevy Tri-Five US Army Staff Car is Ready for Civilian Service
Genuine '57 Chevy Tri-Five US Army Staff Car is Ready for Civilian Service

24 Feb 2024, 18:55 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Absent is just about a semblance of luxury or creature comforts from a car that is popularly remembered as being flashy and well-equipped. No radio, and no AC.

 
Join the First-Ever FAT Ice Race in the USA With Porsche Design's Utility 1 Chronograph
Join the First-Ever FAT Ice Race in the USA With Porsche Design's Utility 1 Chronograph

8 Feb 2024, 18:28 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / This limited edition COSC-certified chronograph is inspired by the Military timepiece of the late 1970s and is limited to just 250 pieces worldwide

 
6x6 Camper Is a Deluxe Off-Grid Home With Insane Off-Road Abilities and a Motorbike Garage
6x6 Camper Is a Deluxe Off-Grid Home With Insane Off-Road Abilities and a Motorbike Garage

20 Jan 2024, 23:40 UTC · By: Mircea Mazuru / It hardly gets any better than this camper, which features many high-quality features, can go off-grid long-term, and has a huge garage

 
This Family Lives in a Fully-Equipped, Off-Grid 6x6 Military Vehicle With Two Slide-Outs
This Family Lives in a Fully-Equipped, Off-Grid 6x6 Military Vehicle With Two Slide-Outs

25 Dec 2023, 21:20 UTC · By: Mircea Mazuru / This rig is a stunning custom conversion that can take this family off-grid for quite a while. It also tows a trailer that offers additional storage space

 
Military Contracts Are Big Business for E-Mobility Brands, and These Teams Are Cashing In
Military Contracts Are Big Business for E-Mobility Brands, and These Teams Are Cashing In

7 Dec 2023, 16:02 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / We take a closer look at a few e-bike manufacturers cashing in on the war machine's activities and local law enforcement, too. They also have EVs for the masses

 
Myasishchev M-55: A Retired High-Altitude Soviet Spy Plane That Might Make a Comeback
Myasishchev M-55: A Retired High-Altitude Soviet Spy Plane That Might Make a Comeback

1 Dec 2023, 03:58 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / This is the low-down on the mysterious Myasishchev M-55, the distinctly Soviet answer to a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft.

 
Kharkiv V-2: The Soviet Tank Engine That Refused to Go Out of Style for Eight Decades
Kharkiv V-2: The Soviet Tank Engine That Refused to Go Out of Style for Eight Decades

29 Nov 2023, 22:51 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / This is the story of the Kharkiv V-2, the Russian V12 diesel tank engine that stuck around past World War II, the Cold War, and even into the 21st century.

 
M1A1 Abrams Tanks Spotted Near Ukranian Front Lines, Is the Jig Up For Russia?
M1A1 Abrams Tanks Spotted Near Ukranian Front Lines, Is the Jig Up For Russia?

28 Nov 2023, 21:09 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The road that led to M1 Abrams tanks arriving in Ukraine is one paved in perpetual controversy and explosive U.S. Congressional politics.

 
This ’44 Beech D-17S Staggerwing Is the Ancestor of All Modern Private Jets, It’s for Sale
This ’44 Beech D-17S Staggerwing Is the Ancestor of All Modern Private Jets, It’s for Sale

13 Nov 2023, 20:35 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Today, this D17 looks this fantastic thanks to a full engine-out restoration by Rare Aircraft Ltd in Faribault, Minnesota.

 
1965 Jeep M679 Abandoned for 30 Years Is a Rare Forward Control Military Relic
1965 Jeep M679 Abandoned for 30 Years Is a Rare Forward Control Military Relic

11 Nov 2023, 14:55 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Now a sought-after classic, the Willys Jeep Forward Control wasn't very popular back in the day. Only 30,000 units were built in nine years.

 
This Culver PQ-14 Radio Target Plane Was Too Nice to Shoot Down, Now It Can be Yours
This Culver PQ-14 Radio Target Plane Was Too Nice to Shoot Down, Now It Can be Yours

5 Nov 2023, 18:37 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / With only 75 hours in the air since its restoration and an award list that includes accolades at the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh event, what's not to like?

 
These Classic Jeep CJ3As Used To Jump Start U.S. Navy Helicopters, Now They’re for Sale
These Classic Jeep CJ3As Used To Jump Start U.S. Navy Helicopters, Now They’re for Sale

5 Nov 2023, 02:36 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The U.S. Navy first hired the Valentine Welder & Mfg Company to modify Willys-Overland chassis into purpose-built Navy utility vehicles in the 1950s.

 
This Avro Anson Once Hunted German Submarines for the RAF, Now It's for Sale
This Avro Anson Once Hunted German Submarines for the RAF, Now It's for Sale

24 Oct 2023, 17:47 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / First flown in 1935 and designed by Avro's chief engineer Roy Chadwick, the Anson didn't serve nearly as glamorous of a role in the RAF as a Spitfire.

 
War Thunder's 'Kings of Battle' Update Looks Wicked, Adds F-111 Aardvark to U.S. Tech Tree
War Thunder's 'Kings of Battle' Update Looks Wicked, Adds F-111 Aardvark to U.S. Tech Tree

21 Oct 2023, 18:32 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / With so many cool vehicles in the pipeline and a more user-friendly game experience, the future is bright for War Thunder, after all.

 
Operation Desert Storm: The Greatest Assembly of Military Aircraft of All Time
Operation Desert Storm: The Greatest Assembly of Military Aircraft of All Time

20 Oct 2023, 03:37 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / With the exception of World War II, Desert Storm was unique in its complete and utter domination in the air by the victorious parties.

 
Allison V-1710: How America's First Muscle Engine Conquered the Skies and the Drag Strip
Allison V-1710: How America's First Muscle Engine Conquered the Skies and the Drag Strip

19 Oct 2023, 20:01 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / This is the story of the Allison V-1710. And if the comparison between a WWII aero engine and the in a 60s muscle car, trust us, it'll all make sense in time.