For decades, the need for stealth and agility has driven the evolution of American fighter planes, pushing engineers and pilots to rethink what a fighter
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Boom XB-1 and the New Era of Supersonic Flight
More than two decades of radio silence since the last Concorde landing have followed, but the vision of commercial supersonic flight is taking off again—this
Read more6 Defining Moments in the F-14 Tomcat’s Legacy
Few combat aircraft have been able to leave as lasting an impression on aviation history as the F-14 Tomcat. Rolled out during the Cold War,
Read moreHow the F/A-18 Hornet Became the Backbone of Modern Naval Aviation
Few fighter aircraft have changed carrier aviation in the post-World War II period as profoundly as the F/A-18 Hornet and its bigger, more powerful sibling,
Read moreHow USS Washington Changed the Course of Naval Warfare at Guadalcanal
Few naval moments since the age of sail have represented so well the synergy of technology, tactics, and brute firepower as the night fight between
Read moreThe End of the A-10 Warthog: How the Air Force’s Iconic Close Air Support Jet Is Being Retired
The A-10 Thunderbolt II, or Warthog for that matter, is more than a mere military aircraft. Since the 1970s, it has gained the admiration of
Read moreInside the Bloody Hundredth: The Story of the 100th Bomb Group in World War II
The 100th Bomb Group, also colloquially known as the “Bloody Hundredth,” occupies a special niche in the history of World War II air combat. They
Read moreInside the RAH-66 Comanche: America’s Most Ambitious Stealth Helicopter Project
The Boeing-Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche is still one of the most daring—and most educational—episodes in the history of U.S. military aviation. As the Army’s definitive stealth
Read moreThe F-100 Super Sabre: Breaking Barriers and Facing Peril in the Jet Age
The North American F-100 Super Sabre is one such old-fashioned jet that was representative of the Cold War era. It was not just another fighter
Read moreWhy the Fisher P-75 Eagle Became the Worst Fighter Aircraft of World War II
In the ferocious rush of World War II, the U.S. was scrambling to build fighters capable of outboxing the enemy machines, and the Fisher P-75
Read moreF-15EX Eagle II: The Future of Air Dominance
In the rapidly changing security landscape of today, the U.S. Air Force is reconsidering how to control the skies. That change is represented in the
Read more5 Most Mysterious Lost U.S. Nuclear Bombs
It’s frustrating to lose your keys, but to lose a nuclear bomb is on another scale altogether. But back in the Cold War, the U.S.
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