This Fully Restored P-47 Thunderbolt is Better Than Brand New, Debuts At EAA AirVenture
14 Aug 2023, 16:12 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / With AirCorps' pilot Bernie Vasquez at the stick, Bonnie managed to put on a memorable show for the applauding Oshkosh crowd.
Ukraine Wants to Train More Pilots on the F-16, They'll Have to Wait a Bit Longer
11 Aug 2023, 13:46 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / As reported by the Washington Post, the U.S. Air Force does not expect the first round of Ukrainian pilots sent for training on the F-16 to finish soon.
A-36 Apache: The P-51 Mustang's Long-Forgotten Dive Bomber Cousin
9 Aug 2023, 22:22 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Did you know the greatest piston-engine dogfighter the U.S. ever built had a little-remembered ground-attack relative? Even most av-geeks aren't aware.
T-14 Armata: The Main Battle Tank That Fights Wars in Comment Sections, Not Battlefields
7 Aug 2023, 23:34 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Make no mistake about it, Russia's latest main battle tank, the T-14 Armata, spends more time starting arguments in online comment sections than fighting wars.
Transmitter Bunker Is a Cool Way of Integrating WWII Heritage Into Everyday Life
5 Aug 2023, 00:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Transmitter Bunker on the coast of Dorset, England was part of the Chain Home radar system, has now been turned into a unique home with a 4-person capacity
Lockheed L-100: The World's Best Military Cargo Plane Given Classy Civilian Threads
3 Aug 2023, 22:12 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / As the C-130 platform enters its eighth calendar decade in operation, it'd simply be wrong to omit the L-100 from the history books.
Romania Wants To Revitalize Its Air Force With F-35s, They’ll Have To Wait in Line
2 Aug 2023, 20:47 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / the Romanian Air Force is on a mission from the heavens. Or, at least, it feels that way with the kinds of major moves they've been making lately.
Grumman Bearcat: America's Favorite WWII Navy Fighter Made Lighter and Better
29 Jul 2023, 21:18 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Ultimately, the Bearcat's shining moment in U.S. Navy Service came not in combat but with the Blue Angles aerial acrobatic squadron.
Challenger 3 MBT: Is the Best Replacement for a Challenger 2 a Better Challenger 2?
29 Jul 2023, 16:36 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / In spite of all the controversy, the Challenger 3 is still slated to enter full-scale production once initial ground tests have concluded starting around 2027.
Boeing XB-15: The Story Behind the B-29's Long Forgotten Ancestor
28 Jul 2023, 17:57 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The Boeing XB-15 was nothing short of instrumental in the development of the B-29. Without one, the other might not exist at all.
Atomic Annie : The Full Story of the Most Bonkers Weapon in American History
27 Jul 2023, 15:17 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Today, at least seven T131 cannons reside in museums across North America, along with some of their prime mover trucks, are on display in museums
This Is the Enata Foiler USV, a Luxury Flying Yacht Turned Unmanned Military Vessel
26 Jul 2023, 08:08 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Enata USV is the autonomous version of the Enata Foiler, the super-fast and super-smooth hydrofoil yacht introduced in 2018
Third Aerial Girls Squad: A One-Off Fighter Jet Anime That's Like Initial D in the Sky
23 Jul 2023, 04:50 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Did I regret dedicating half an hour of my time to watching the one episode of Third Aerial Girls Squad? Honestly, I can't say that I did.
Mikoyan MiG 1.44: The Certified-Soviet Story of Russia’s First Gen-V Fighter Prototype
21 Jul 2023, 03:28 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / he sole MiG 1.44 was only seen a handful of times again after the year 2000, the last being at the International Aviation and Space Show (MAKS) in 2015.
Very Large but Not in Charge: The Story of the Forgotten Douglas XB-19
16 Jul 2023, 19:55 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Today, only a handful of artifacts from the great plane still exist, including two of its colossal main tires in museums.
The GMC Hummer EV Doesn’t Need To Exist, but Its Militarized Cousin Sure Does
14 Jul 2023, 20:01 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / There's certainly more plausible deniability around justifying the Hummer H1's existence because the truck it's based upon was built to protect soldiers.
M1161 Growler: The Problematic Marine Jeep Designed for the Equally Polarizing V-22 Osprey
12 Jul 2023, 23:44 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / When someone thinks of light military trucks, they think of Jeeps, HUMVEES, and Land Rovers. But you've probably never heard of American Growler before.
Stealth Dorito: The A-12 Avenger II Stealth Jet Walked So the F-35C Could Run
11 Jul 2023, 03:20 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / It'd take until 2019 for the Navy to finally procure their first stealth jet, the venerable Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II.
Ryan FR-1 Fireball: The WWII U.S. Navy's Idea of a Hybrid Drivetrain
9 Jul 2023, 21:38 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Today, only a single remaining example of an FR-1 Fireball remains on display at the Planes of Fame Museum in Chino, California.
Allison T40: The Tale of an Engine So Unreliable, It Made the U.S. Military Rage-Quit
8 Jul 2023, 14:05 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The story of the American Allison T40 turboprop engine is one of innovation, blood, sweat, and several gallons of engineer tears.