Author: James JT Thompson

One of the aircraft that has been compared least with the MiG-25 “Foxbat” in terms of imagination, fear, and curiosity is the Western one. At

Battlefields of today are characterized by imponderability, harshness, and quick changes. Adaptability, precision, and the weapon’s sheer reliability usually determine success. The Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle

The F-15EX Eagle II remains one of the rare examples of aircraft that visually reinterpret the past while conceptually incorporating the present. It not only

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