Author: Jake Thompson

 In the first place, if the B-2 Spirit once appeared to be a mere foreshadowing of the future, the B-21 Raider is turning out to

Military guns are a special attraction for collectors, historians, and investors alike. There’s something about owning a little bit of history—a battle-worn M1 Garand or

If we are to name brilliant fighter aircraft, we can’t forget that the line that separates a great success from a mishap is very thin.

Stealth always had a kind of genius, secrecy, and outrageousness to it, and few aircraft capture all three elements of that formula as thoroughly as

In the long and storied history of small arms, some rifles achieve household names while others quietly influence the future with little notice. The AR-18

The U.S. Army is stepping into a new era of modernization, and no symbol better describes that change than the coming M1E3 Abrams. It’s not

Few guns command the quiet admiration that comes in the footsteps of the SIG Sauer P210. Brought into being and pounded into service in Switzerland,

There is something profoundly emotional in the manner in which a vessel can become synonymous with the very soul of an area and its people.

When individuals mention renowned jet fighters, names such as the F-86 Sabre or MiG-15 tend to reign supreme. However, behind the limelight was the Douglas

Few air-to-air combat rivalries engender as much controversy as the contest between America’s F-22 Raptor and Europe’s Eurofighter Typhoon. Both planes are engineering marvels—national icons

The F-8 Crusader is known as one of the most innovative and successful naval aviation fighters of the Cold War period. It was the Vought