Category: Military

The USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23) is one of the most bizarre and high-tech subs ever built for the U.S. Navy. It is named for the

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There are a few World War II aircraft that enthrall the imagination or provoke controversy to the same extent as the Lockheed P-38 Lightning. With

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Most people’s idea of celebrities is red carpets, cameras flashing, and Hollywood roles. However, for a few of them, their road to stardom started in

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The Boeing-Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche is the most spectacular—and helpful—episode in the chronicle of U.S. military aviation. As a stealthy recon and light-attack copter, the Comanche

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Let’s discuss the apotheosis of naval firepower: the aircraft carrier. Even if you’ve only seen one on television or in a movie, you get that

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M60 is a Cold War symbol, one of the most prominent Cold War armored vehicles. It was a bridge vehicle between the World War II-era

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And yet, while the 1960s were fought and won on behalf of the era of military airpower, speed and altitude were its passions, for every

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It’s been over two decades since the Concorde took its last flight, but the vision of supersonic commercial travel is flying back into the headlines—this

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The OV-10 Bronco is not merely another warplane—it’s one of those fabulous planes that earned itself a reputation for ruggedness and utility that only a

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When nations are competing to win air superiority, there are no holds barred. Contemporary fighter jets are engineering masterpieces that combine speed, stealth, and firepower

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Few planes have inspired the imagination and admiration of pilots and enthusiasts as much as the F-14 Tomcat. Debuted in the midst of the Cold

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Few aircraft have been able to stay in the game as long—or wield such international power—as the U.S. Air Force’s B-52 Stratofortress. Rolled out in

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