Pave Low: Converting Search and Rescue Helicopters for Use In Special Ops
Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Lows had the ability to perform both search and rescue and special operations missions. “Pave” stands for “Precision Avionics Vectoring Equipment,” the…
F16 vs F18: Comparing the F-16 & F-18 Top Speed, Firepower & Designs
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon vs McDonnell Douglas F-18 Hornet – which one would win in an aerial battle? These two aircraft are among the…
The US Air Force Panicked When Its Top-Secret Stealth Fighter Crashed Into the California Wilderness
In July 1986, a Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk crashed in Sequoia National Forest – not that the US Air Force wanted anyone to know. As the…
Germany Won’t Stand In the Way of Poland Sending Leopard 2 MBTs to Ukraine
Germany has revealed it won’t stand in the way of Poland sending a company of Leopard 2 main battle tanks (MBTs) to Ukraine. The confirmation…
US Reportedly Preparing to Send Cold War-Era Weaponry, Equipment to Ukraine
As the Russo-Ukrainian War continues to rage on, Ukraine’s Western allies have been doing what they can to ensure the country’s forces are equipped with…
Blohm & Voss BV 141: The Asymmetrical German Aircraft That Shouldn’t Have Been Able to Fly – But Did
The Blohm & Voss BV 141 was designed as a tactical reconnaissance aircraft. While passed over by the German Air Ministry for the Focke-Wulf Fw…
USS Salt Lake City (CA-25): The Decorated Heavy Cruiser That Made Waves In the Pacific
The fighting in the Pacific Theater during the Second World War showed the might of the US Navy. Among those to distinguish themselves was the…
37 mm M1916: The French ‘Bunker Buster’ That Became a Hindrance on the Western Front
When the First World War began in 1914, it quickly became apparent that newer, more advanced weapons were needed. This was particularly true on the…