THE AMERICANS HAD THE B1. THE SOVIETS DOUBLED DOWN WITH THE BLACKJACK
The Cold War was at its coldest in the 1960s, with the United States and the Soviet Union each engaged in massive military buildups to prepare for possible war with…
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M113: WHY IS A VIETNAM-ERA US APC CRUCIAL TO THE WAR IN UKRAINE?
The Russian invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 25, 2022 has seen the use of a wide range weaponry, both from the latest products of Russian and Western arsenals to…
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T-64 TANK: THE SOVIET WEAPON UKRAINE HAS TURNED AGAINST RUSSIA
THE SOVIET ORIGIN OF THE T-64 When the Soviet Union broke up in 1991, it left three tank building establishments in operation. Two, in the Russian Federation, were at Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), maintaining…
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WHAT IF THE NAZIS HAD ACTUALLY BUILT THE HORTEN HO-229 JET FLYING WING?
Illustrator Jack Fellows imagines a scenario in which a Horten Ho-229 attacks B-17G bombers in 1946. (©2018 Jack Fellows, ASAA)Reimar Horten and his older brother Walter were German aircraft homebuilders….
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US Air Force eyes missile defense for dispersed bases in China fight
A war with China would involve the Air Force fighting in ways it never has before, the service’s leader said this week. (A1C Brianna Vetro/Air Force) The Air Force is…
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Unmatched Aerial Warriors: The World’s Strongest Military Aircraft in 2024
Top 5 Most Powerful Military Aircraft in the World Today Military aircraft play a crucial role in the strategic defense and offense capabilities of any nation. With continuous advancements in…
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Wreck of Royal Navy Warship Torpedoed During WWI Found in ‘Remarkable’ Condition
Photo Credit: Universal History Archive / Universal Images Group / Getty Images The long-lost wreck of a British warship lost in the North Sea during the First World War has…
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There Are Three U-boats Entombed Beneath a Parking Lot in Germany’s Second-Largest City
Photo Credit: Department of the Navy – Naval Historical Center / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain (Colorized by Palette.fm) While it’s not unheard of for wartime sea vessels to be…
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Us Navy Exonerates Black Sailors Court-martialed In 1944 Port Chicago Disaster
Photo Credit: National Park Service Digital Image Archive / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain The US Navy has officially exonerated 258 Black sailors in relation to courts-martial imposed following the…
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World’s Only Running Tiger I To Make Final Appearance Of 2024 At Tiger Day Autumn
Photo Credit: The Tank Museum The second of two annual events centered around the world’s only running Tiger I tank is right around the corner. Put on by the Tank…
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