Military Vehicles | War History

The Highs (and Lows) of the Czech Panzer 38(t)

Tanks are often thought of as a technology of the First World War, but the Czech Panzer 38(t) played a major role in some of…

An Incredibly Rare 1940-Era Plane Is Up For Sale

Two Boeing B-17Es in formation

The Boeing B-17 series of planes are considered some of the best military aircraft developed during WWII. It was nicknamed the “Flying Fortress” by a…

The F-22 Raptor’s Replacement Will Have Air-To-Ground Capabilities

Concept art for the NGAD, from the Air Force's biennial report on acquisition

According to information from Air Force Chief of Staff General CQ Brown, the successor to the mighty Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor will have limited air-to-ground…

The First Two B-21 Bombers Are Nearing Completion – But the Air Force Wants More

artist's rendering of B-21 Raider

Two of the U.S. Air Force’s latest heavy bombers are mostly complete, but Congress wants to hurry the program along. The aircraft is the B-21…

What Did WWII Combatants Think Of Each Other’s Aircraft?

Supermarine Spitfire Mark IIA, P7895 'RN-N', of No 72 Squadron, Royal Air Force based at Acklington, Northumberland, in flight over the coast, piloted by Flight Lieutenant R Deacon Elliot. April 1941

WWII saw the global pace of aircraft development rapidly increase, starting with simple lightweight piston engine airframes and culminating in jet-powered aircraft. Today, the debates…

Ilyushin Il-2: The T-34 Of The Skies

By the end of WW2, the Soviet Union had mastered the art of mass-production, producing 80,000 T-34s, the second most produced tank ever, and 42,000…

Kugelpanzer: What Was the Purpose of This German Armored Vehicle?

Side view of a Kugelpanzer

The Germans developed an array of combat vehicles over the course of the Second World War. The majority have accompanying documentation that allow historians to…

US Navy Conducts Explosive Test On Newest Aircraft Carrier

USS Gerald R. Ford Shock trials

The U.S. Navy is preparing its newest and most expensive aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), for battle. It recently completed a…

1940s LVT Buffalo Dug Up In Remarkable Condition In The UK

Daniel Abbott poses by a 26-foot-long Buffalo tank which has been extracted from the earth in Crowland, Lincolnshire, where it has been buried for 74 years since it was brought into the village to help during heavy floods in March 1947

A WWII armored vehicle has been uncovered near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, after spending 74 years buried underground. The vehicle is a WWII LVT-4 Buffalo, also known…

Project Habakkuk: The British Once Tried to Construct an Aircraft Carrier Out of Ice

AI rendering of an aircraft carrier made of ice

The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest-running campaign of World War II. The Kriegsmarine had seized control of the mid-Atlantic, using U-boats to sink…

British Army Green-Lights £800m Contract For Challenger 3 MBTs

A challenger tank in the field.

An £800 million contract has been signed that will see the delivery of 148 new Challenger 3 main battle tanks (MBTs). These new vehicles are…

Bell P-39 Airacobra: World War II’s Most Controversial Low-Altitude Fighter

Two Bell P-39 Airacobras in flight

A substantial portion of combat during World War II occurred in the skies as countries developed their aerospace technology. That included the United States, which…