Author: Jake Thompson

Few planes in history are as easily recognizable or iconic as the F-14 Tomcat. Variable-sweep wings and twin engines helped make it an engineering marvel,

World War II took aviation technology to unprecedented levels. Each country competed to control the skies, and engineers tended to push design boundaries in the

Hypersonic missile technology is revolutionizing the face of global military power at a frenetic pace. These weapons provide a previously unimaginable combination of sheer speed,

The F-22 Raptor has served as the apotheosis of American airpower for over two decades—a stealth fighter with phenomenal maneuverability designed to own the skies.

Few naval assets capture so much technology, strategy, and industrial power as the U.S. Navy nuclear attack submarine. For years, these vessels have been America’s

Guns are as American as the Pilgrims, pioneers, and pratfalls of contemporary politicians. From frontier legend to contemporary defense, guns have pervaded everything. Few companies

Hurricane Katrina was one of the most difficult and instructive tests in the history of American disaster response and the military in recent history. When

As World War II came to a close, Japan was on the brink of defeat. Allied forces were closing in relentlessly, cities were reduced to

No aircraft in contemporary aviation captures the imagination quite as effectively as the Northrop YF-23 Black Widow II. Conceived at a critical juncture in U.S.

When one thinks of the advanced World War II wartime technology, Germany’s V-2 missiles and Me 262 aircraft, and other more familiar weapons come to

Among all of the planes frightening the skies during World War II, perhaps no plane was as easily recognizable—or as universally respected—as the Lockheed P-38