This 1943 Dodge WC62 Command Truck Is a 6X6 WW2 Relic That Still Runs and Drives
29 Jun 2023, 11:30 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / One of only two 1.5-ton 6x6 trucks built by Dodge during WW2, the WC62 was based on a lengthened WC51 weapons carrier with an extra axle.
Piper PA-48 Enforcer: A World War II Icon Made a CAS King With an Engine Swap
11 Jun 2023, 19:42 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / By the end of the Cavalier Mustang II's days on sale, it was clear the old P-51's Merlin engines had reached the zenith of its aeronautical capability.
Ilyushin Il-20: What Happens When the Soviets Try To Build a Tank With Wings
24 May 2023, 07:12 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / But what happens when a Soviet aviation bureau tries to build a flying tank? You get the Ilyushin Il-20, essentially the familiar Il-2/10 with extra armor
Sukhoi Su-75 Checkmate: Russia’s Own F-35 Rival or Kremlin Vaporware?
14 May 2023, 01:02 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / what do you think? Will the Su-75 even make it off the ground at all? Or is it destined to remain a mock-up due to a lack of cash?
How the Soviet Myasishchev M-50 Caused a Nuclear Bomber Hoax in America
11 May 2023, 14:48 UTC · By: Henry Kelsall / The Myasishchev M-50 was meant to be the Soviet Union's first supersonic bomber, but all it did was become part of a nuclear bomber hoax in the United States
Access Denied: These Canceled Jet Fighters Prove NATO Doesn't Always Get Its Way
11 May 2023, 01:03 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Today, let's dive into a few military jet prototypes NATO decided not to add to the military-industrial complex for one reason or another.
A-10 vs T-14 Armata: Can America's Favorite Attack Plane Destroy the New Russian MBT?
1 May 2023, 22:15 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Both the A-10 and the T-14's abilities are so often subject to hyperbole and exaggeration. But what would happen if they faced off against each other?
Remembering the Goodyear Inflatoplane, the Airplane You Could Inflate With a Hand Pump
26 Apr 2023, 11:36 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Before flying cars and eVTOLs, there was the Inflatoplane, an experimental aircraft that packed tightly and fit inside the trunk of the family car
This Japanese Ship Sank With Thousands of Allied POWs Aboard, Just Rediscovered
26 Apr 2023, 00:51 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / As astonishing a discovery as this wreck may be, the Montevideo Maru is just one of over 3,800 Allied and Axis ships lost in the Pacific During World War II
The Helicamper Is How You Turn an Old Military Aircraft Into the Coolest RV on Earth
21 Apr 2023, 05:56 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Decommissioned 1978 SA 330J Puma helicopter has been upcycled into a self-sufficient, very impressive camper for two, with all the creature comforts of home
This Wankel-Powered RQ-7 Shadow UAV Is an RX-7 With Wings, Hangs in a Museum
20 Apr 2023, 19:17 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / First commissioned in the late 1980s and first flown in 1991, the RQ-7 Shadow was designed to replace the canceled Alliant RQ-6 Outrider as well as the RQ-2
Why the North American XB-70 Valkyrie Was Always Doomed to Fail
20 Apr 2023, 15:01 UTC · By: Henry Kelsall / The North American XB-70 was supposed to be a game-changing Mach 3 bomber, but the futuristic aircraft was obsolete before it even flew for the first time
Northrop YF-17 Cobra: The Long Forgotten Common Ancestor of the Hornet and Super Hornet
19 Apr 2023, 06:04 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / In order to trace the heritage of the F/A-18 platform back to its most primordial routes, you have to slip the bounds of its maker to another company entirely.
Republic Rainbow: A Pretty Name for the Most Advanced Piston Airplane Ever Built
1 Apr 2023, 19:48 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / When most people think of Republic Aviation, they invariably only think of the P-47 Thunderbolt. But the XF-12 Rainbow was their most advanced piston airplane.
Alvis Saracen: The British Army 6x6 at the Heart of Northern Irish Troubles
30 Mar 2023, 22:50 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The Saracen 6x6 comes from a time when multiple facets of history were converging on Great Britain and impacting like a ton of bricks.
Fokker-Republic Alliance: The Dutch-American Supersonic VTOL That Never Was
22 Mar 2023, 14:10 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / his is the story of the Fokker/Republic D.24 Alliance. The VTOL/STOL swing-wing jet fighter that gives a vibe it was designed by an acid trip.
1999 Humvee M1151A1 Lets You Live Out Your Green Zone Fantasies
21 Mar 2023, 17:27 UTC · By: Chase Bierenkoven / This camo-painted monster is probably the most legit Army-made Humvee outside of your local military base, and it's for auction right now.
MQ-9 Reaper: The American Drone That Just Took a Russian Jet to the Face
16 Mar 2023, 16:51 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Today, let's look at the life of the U.S. Air Force's favorite drone. As you'll find, it was only a matter of time before the thing found itself in some bother.
Russia Doesn’t Want to Mess With Turkey’s F-4E Terminator 2020, Punches Above Its Weight
14 Mar 2023, 20:34 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Not wanting to squander billions of dollars worth of surplus fighter jets, the Turkish Air Force extended the service life of existing jets.
The F-111 Aardvark Was a Much Better Ground Strike Jet Than the A-10, Let Us Prove It
11 Mar 2023, 21:19 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / It's easy to get the wrong idea about the General Dynamics F-111. Even the U.S. Military seemed to act like the cold and dismissive to it at times.