Author: James JT Thompson

For those thousands who served aboard her, the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) was much more than an enormous aircraft carrier. Besides being a home and

Few aircraft have had as enduring an impact in history as the Boeing B-29 Superfortress. The bomber was more than a weapon, though—it was a

The FN Five-seveN has long been alone in military and law enforcement ranks as an eccentric yet dependable pistol. Its development around the diminutive 5.7x28mm

Sea battles are shifting quietly into a new dimension—one not of speed or dimension, but of stealth, tenacity, and intellect. Underneath the waves, the U.S.

The Abrams has been the backbone of American land power for decades—a Goliath tank symbolizing power, force, and precision. But the new battlefield is a

 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