Author: Jake Thompson

The Northrop/McDonnell Douglas YF-23, or Black Widow II, is a story from a different history of aviation. Portrayed in the late 1980s as a possibility

The Convair B-58 Hustler was the most daring of the Cold War-era aircraft—a high-flying, high-speed bomber beyond Soviet missile range. Its futuristic lines and incredible

Stealth planes are designed to be almost invisible, but few have stirred the imagination as much as the Boeing YF-118G Bird of Prey. Created in

In the realm of military weapons, some are famous, while others lead behind-the-scenes lives that form the templates for their successors. The AR-18 and its

In America, the attempt to prosecute domestic terrorism is not merely a national security or law enforcement matter—it’s a crisis of legitimacy at the heart

The days of linear radar tracking and flight trajectories are long gone. Missile defense in today’s times is light-years apart from the good old days.

From the World War I biplanes trundling at 135 mph to the modern jets that top 1,000 mph, speed has always defined air power. Advances

Air superiority has always been a determinant of modern warfare, but how it’s obtained is evolving rapidly. From Cold War legends such as the F-15

The B-2 Spirit has long been the epitome of American air power, combining stealth, long-range, and powerful strike capability into one of the world’s most

The siege of Gaza is now one of the longest and most destructive in modern history, rewiring everyday life for over two million people shut