Fewer military helicopters have the name recognition of the AH-64 Apache. From its first flight in the early 1980s, the…
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M1/M2 Carbine History: The Rifle That Armed a Generation
Few guns have as much controversy and longevity to their legacy as the M1 and M2 Carbine. Conceived shortly before…
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F-35C Naval Fighter: 10 Game-Changing Capabilities
The F-35C Lightning II is more than just a new aircraft. It’s decades of testing, developing, and learning on the…
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Military Firearms History: 10 Collector Favorites
Guns are more than machines made of wood and metal. They have stories behind them, embody the personality of their…
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The A-12 Avenger: Costly Lesson in Stealth Bomber History
The A-12 Avenger II was to be the Navy’s quantum leap—a stealth, carrier-based bomber capable of penetrating today’s defenses and…
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The F-15EX Eagle II: Modern Upgrades to a Classic Jet
The curtain descends on an epoch at Kadena Air Base as the F-15C/D Eagles depart and give way to the…
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F-104 Starfighter: How Speed Shaped a Cold War Icon
Lockheed’s F-104 Starfighter is the most iconic—and ill-fated—Cold War aircraft of them all. Conceived in the early 1950s by design…
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The Ulyanovsk: How the Soviets Tried to Rival U.S. Carriers
Supercarriers have long held the apex of a country’s naval dominance—a rolling announcement of power that can traverse seas. For…
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Yamato Battleship Story: Japan’s Naval Giant Remembered
Few warships inspire the imagination like Japan’s battleship Yamato. Together with her sister ship Musashi, she was the largest and…
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M60 Machine Gun Legacy: Power and Problems in Vietnam
Few weapons have left as lasting an impact on contemporary infantry warfare as the M60 machine gun. Troops fondly and…
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SSN(X) Explained: How America Plans to Rule the Deep
The deep sea has been a covert battlefield for decades, where technology and strategy are converging silently. America’s attack submarines…
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The F-14 Tomcat: How a Jet Became an American Icon
Few combat aircraft have ever been as intriguing as the F-14 Tomcat. Built by Grumman for the US Navy, the…
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