Built to replace the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, the Northrop YF-23 lost the contract to Lockheed’s F-22 Raptor
Northrop, later merged into Northrop Grumman, built a strong reputation as one of North America’s leading military aircraft manufacturers, known for advanced and unconventional designs.…
After losing the cockpit canopy and landing gear of her A-10 Warthog, Capt. Taylor Bye performed an incredible emergency belly landing
In 2020, Taylor Bye of the 75th Fighter Squadron received the Air Combat Command Airmanship Award after demonstrating exceptional skill during a dangerous in-flight emergency.…
The WWII-era “Swamp Ghost” bomber that was discovered in Papua New Guinea had a major surprise hidden inside
The Swamp Ghost ultimately became much more than a recovered wartime aircraft; it emerged as a powerful reminder of World War II’s lasting legacy. Investigations…
Lauri Törni: The only former SS soldier who is buried in Arlington National Cemetery
When the Second World War began, Finland sought to remain neutral, but that position came to an end in 1939 when the Soviet Union launched…
The “Demon Core” was a third nuclear bomb that was made at the end of World War II, which killed two American scientists
In August 1945, the United States used atomic weapons against the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the only instances in history in which nuclear…
With nearly 100 confirmed kills by the end of the Vietnam War, Carlos Hathcock is one of the greatest snipers in US Marine Corps history
Carlos Hathcock is widely considered one of the greatest snipers in U.S. Marine Corps history, often compared to legendary marksmen such as Vasily Zaytsev, Lyudmila…
In a last-minute desperate move, the Iraqi Air Force tried to bury their MiG-25s in the desert to keep them from being destroyed by the US
Hidden beneath the ever-changing sands of former battlefields lie the remains of many past wars, but uncovering a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 is an especially rare find.…
M50 Ontos: The lightweight tank destroyer that was hated by the US Army but loved by the Marines in Vietnam
In the early 1950s, the United States military began exploring the idea of a lightweight tank destroyer that could be delivered by air to the…
Over 30 years after it was set up, a secret WWII German weather station was discovered in North America
Victory in World War II depended on far more than raw military strength; intelligence frequently played a decisive role in shaping the outcome of battles.…
Costing $8.5 million each, the South Korean K2 Black Panther is one of the most expensive tanks in the world
Situated just south of the Korean Demilitarized Zone, South Korea remains on constant alert because of the ongoing threat posed by North Korea. Continued tensions…
The US Navy sold the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) to scrap dealers for one cent, even though veterans offered five million dollars
In May 2022, USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) arrived in Brownsville for the final time, marking the end of a remarkable naval career that spanned nearly…
American soldiers in Vietnam hated the M16 rifle so much that they ditched them and picked up their enemy’s AK-47s instead
When the M16 rifle was introduced during the Vietnam War, it was promoted as a major advancement for U.S. forces—lighter than previous service rifles, highly…