Lockheed Martin's NGI Missile Defense System is Bonkers, Passes "Major Design Milestone"
16 Oct 2023, 16:04 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / As the NGI program continues to make leaps and strides in development, an entire network of logistics manufacturing sub-systems stands at the ready.
Insane $105K Army Truck RV Features a Motorcycle Garage and an Elevator Bed
13 Oct 2023, 22:46 UTC · By: Mircea Mazuru / Even though it's quite packed, this converted army truck boasts essentials for full-time living, such as a bathroom, a spacious bed, and a tiny kitchen
B-50 Superfortress: The Cold War U.S. Air Force's Idea of a Hot Rod Bomber
13 Oct 2023, 00:13 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Today, only five of the 370 B-50 airframes produced survive. Including one at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio.
RB-1 Conestoga: A Cargo Plane Built for the Aluminum Apocalypse That Never Happened
6 Oct 2023, 13:05 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Even 80 years after its historic first flight, the sole surviving RB-1's stainless steel body remains relatively free of rust.
This Focke-Wulf Fw 190A Terrorized Allied Bomber Pilots, Now It's for Sale
2 Oct 2023, 23:39 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Would you love to fly around all day in a German icon of World War II powered by a freakin Soviet engine? Or would you rather own a Mustang?
Ukrainian Soldiers Capture Russian T-72 Tank, Call Customer Support When it Breaks
2 Oct 2023, 16:05 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / A report first broken by Forbes details how one group of Ukranian soldiers dial a Russian tech support helpline when a captured T-72B3 variant went on the fritz
Danish Air Force Takes Delivery of Four F-35A Stealth Fighters, Even More on the Way
2 Oct 2023, 14:15 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Over 450 Danish Military personnel and as many as 10,000 locals from around the Jutland Peninsula watched as Lockheed Martin officially transferred ownership.
I Hate to Admit It, But It's Time For the A-10 Warthog to Retire
29 Sep 2023, 16:54 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / To understand why the U.S. Air Force and the Pentagon might be ready to change their attitude towards the A-10, we need to go back to the program's beginning.
This Harrier GR9A Ate Tarmac in Kandahar 14 Years Ago, Now It’s for Sale
26 Sep 2023, 19:03 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The results of when Martin Pert felt the Harrier's wrath have been consolidated and put back together before being put up for sale on Everett Aero.
Culver PQ-14 Cadet: The WWII Target Drone Too Pretty to Shoot Down
25 Sep 2023, 01:57 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / It took a little digging to tell the full story behind the PQ-14. But falls back to a little-remembered maverick of aviation's late pioneer era named Al Mooney.
Pegaso BMR VRAC: The Ultra-Rare Spanish Armored Vehicle That Showed Up in Ukraine
15 Sep 2023, 20:32 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / This Spanish brute was powered at first by a Pegaso 9157/8 six-cylinder turbodiesel engine and has since upgraded to a 310-horsepower Scania DS9 diesel V6.
This LTV A-7E Corsair II is the World's Coolest Lawn Ornament, Now for Sale
8 Sep 2023, 20:35 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Though undoubtedly never taking to the air ever again, the asking price of $50,000 is a small one to pay for an eccentric millionaire
Five Months Into the Fray, Ukraine’s First Challenger 2 MBT Appears Destroyed
7 Sep 2023, 05:25 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / As first reported by Forbes on Sept 5th, a video from the front lines seems to reveal a Ukrainian Challenger 2 engulfed in flames.
This 1933 Caproni Ca.100 Is Italy's Oldest Flight-Worthy Aircraft, and It's for Sale
5 Sep 2023, 17:03 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / With a nickname like Caproncino (little Caproni) to throw around, this pipsqueak little twin-seater trainer was so many Italian pilots introduction to aviation.
This Fiat G.59 Was Italy’s Answer to the Spitfire and Mustang, It’s Up for Grabs
28 Aug 2023, 02:22 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Though largely overlooked in modern aviation circles, we doubt any self-respective av-geek would turn their nose at this 1951 Fiat G.59
Another V-22 Osprey Crashes Over Australian Island, Three Marines Lost and Five Wounded
28 Aug 2023, 01:46 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Loss-of-hull incidents involving the V-22 airframe stretch back to 1991, a time when the Osprey had only recently been fashioned from the XV-15 prototype.
Sukhoi Su-15: A Soviet Interceptor Defined by One Tragic Shootdown
26 Aug 2023, 15:52 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / This is the story of the Sukhoi Su-15, the twin-engine Soviet interceptor defined by Korean Air Lines Flight 007. But there's more to it than just that.
Combat Vet Focke-Wulf Fw-190 Pulled from River, Needs TLC and a Few Gallons of Degreaser
23 Aug 2023, 15:45 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / It doesn't look like there's much left of anything to restore on this crusty mass of metal. But veteran av-geeks know there's plenty to work with here.
Russia Is Marketing the T-14 Armata MBT to Foreign Markets, Will Anyone Bite?
20 Aug 2023, 20:16 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Plenty of countries outside of Russia's physical sphere of influence have employed their tanks, aircraft, and other weapons in the past. Most notably, India.
Demon Core: The Catastrophic Nuclear Experiment That Became a Viral Meme 80 Years Later
16 Aug 2023, 04:07 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / In an online space that often tries to digest very serious topics behind the humor of internet memes, is it surprising the demon core is making a comeback?