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US Army Looking At New Long-Range Missiles For Their Apache Helicopters

An AH-64 Apache helicopter hovers in front of the sun and conducts movement drills as part of a maintenance test flight in Kunduz province, Afghanistan

The U.S. Army is on the hunt for a new long-range air-to-ground missile for their AH-64 Apaches. Advancements in air defenses over recent years have…

AC-130J Ghostrider Crew Awarded for Saving 88 Lives

The crew of Shadow 71 pose after receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross and an Air Medal during a ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, June 22, 2021.

A ceremony was held on June 22nd, 2021, at the Hurlburt Field Air Base in Florida to award the crewmen of an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship…

The XF-108 Rapier: The Air Force’s Best Plane That Never Flew

XF-108

In the 1950s, the Jet Age was in full swing, and manufacturers were looking to make the biggest advancements with this new technology. High-performance internal…

Little-Known Facts Even the Biggest Movie Fan Doesn’t Know About ‘Rambo’

Sylvester Stallone as John J. Rambo in 'Rambo: First Blood Part II'

The movies in the Rambo franchise are some of the most beloved action flicks of all time. However, there’s more to them than just mindless…

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…

From DC-3 To RV — Air Force Vet Gives A Plane A New Life As An RV

A DC-3 that has been turned into an RV, showing the inside of the cockpit/driver's seat.

Retired Air Force veteran Gino Lucci has converted a Douglas transport plane into a family RV with 300 square feet of interior space. Named the…

Former Secretary Of Defense Donald Rumsfeld Dead At 88

June 30, 2021 – It has been announced former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has passed away. A man who spent the majority of his…

Servicemembers May Soon Give Up Coffee For A Shock To The Brain

Officers of the United States Marines Corps drinking coffee, repurposing oil barrels as tables, during a lull in shelling at Khe Sanh Combat Base, a US Marines outpost south of the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), in Khe Sanh, South Vietnam, 1st March 1968.

Coffee: it helps the world go round. From gamers to truck drivers to mechanics to surgeons, this caffeine-rich drink gives us humans the quick boost…

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 Happened When The Soviets Left Afghanistan?

A destroyed Soviet-era tank lies in the Panjshir River on September 5, 2016 in Bazarak, Afghanistan.

On December 24th, 1979, the Soviet Red Army charged into Afghanistan, marking the beginning of the Soviet–Afghan War. This war would draw many parallels with…

Battle of Nassau: The Continental Marines’ First Amphibious Landing

Oil painting of the Continental fleet landing in the Bahamas during the Battle of Nassau

The Battle of Nassau was a naval operation and amphibious assault by the newly formed Continental Navy and Marines. It was the latter’s first amphibious…

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…