The U.S. Army Wanted Its Own Jump Jets
But the U.S. Air Force intervened
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In 1914, A German Prince Ordered 100,000 Soldiers To Charge With Bayonets
Crown Prince Wilhelm’s plan ended in disaster
Glide Bomb Then Infiltrate. This Is Russia’s New Way Of War.
Russia’s old tactics involved artillery and tanks. After four years of fighting, it’s all about glide bombs and infiltrators.
America Militarized The 1980 Winter Olympics
Desperate to avoid embarrassment
The U.S. Army’s Gun-Toting Space Soldiers
Bizarre weapons never left the drawing board
Paddlewheel Carriers Sailed Lake Michigan
Strange, but USS ‘Wolverine’ and ‘Sable’ were products of wartime necessity
The Hs 129 Was Supposed To Be The A-10 Of World War II
Bad engines and poor management doomed the German ground-attacker
In 1982, Gorgeous A-10 ‘Snow Hogs’ Trained in Alaska
Attack jets sported a rare paint job
Ukraine’s Secret Counteroffensive Takes The Pressure Off The Last Free Eastern Cities
Ukrainian forces close in on Nove
How Ukraine Seized The Deep Strike Advantage
It didn’t happen fast or easily
A Ukrainian Brigade Lost Half Its Leopard 1A5 Tanks Defending The Last Free Eastern Cities
The 44th Mechanized Brigade is down to 13 tanks
Russia’s Flame Rocket Launcher Tends To Explode
New armor might help
Despite Recent Damage, Russia Still Has Plenty Of Cruise Missile Ships
The Black Sea Fleet still has as many as five intact Kalibr shooters
Marching Under A Cloud Of Tiny Drones, Russian Troops Creep Toward The Last Free Cities In Eastern Ukraine
The next battle will be for Druzhkivka
The Russians Target Zaporizhzhia. An Old Prison Full Of Mechanized Troops Stands In Their Way.
The 118th Mechanized Brigade is entrenched in Mala Tokmachka.
The Anti-Ballistic Missile Shortage
More countries need to develop their own air defenses
Nazi Fighter Planes Saved Israel
A variant of the German Bf.109 helped the Jewish state defeat invaders—but at a terrible cost
The Kremlin Concedes Its Kinzhal Hypersonic Missile Kinda Sucks
Kinzhal production may have ended
The Italian Nazi Puppet Gun Wasn't Great
The OG-43 was an innovative failure
Russian Tanks' New Drone Defenses Actually Work
But the Arena-M systems need more ammunition
'Star Trek' Brought the Cold War Into Space
James Kirk’s crew averted nuclear war, competed for the loyalty of developing nations and spied on foes
USS ‘Massachusetts’ Packed A Lot Of Firepower In A Small Package
Size isn’t everything
Russia's Best New A.I. Drones Versus Ukrainian Best New Raiding Boats
The Russians fight back over the Kinburn Spit
The Vietnam War’s Mystery Fighter Ace
Col. Nguyen Tomb was the conflict’s most lethal dogfighter, if he even existed
Great Britain’s Last-Ditch Weapons
After Dunkirk, the British were desperate for small arms
Ukraine Has More Flamingo Missiles Than Russia Has Radar Planes To Stop Them
FP-5s are working again
In 1940, The British Turned Civilian Trucks Into Fighting Vehicles
Armadillos guarded airfields from German paratroopers