Operation Red Wings was a military operation launched in 2005 by the United States Armed Forces. The goal of the mission was to capture or kill Ahmad Shah, a Taliban…
The MiG-41 is a mysterious aircraft. It is a successor to the MiG-31, which was developed in the 1970s as a long-range interceptor. Unlike the F-22 Raptor, it can approach…
It is hard to imagine how naval warfare would be conducted had it not been for the inspiration of the British Admiral John Fisher, who saw in 1909 how a…
The Tempest is expected to be more capable, more flexible, and more lethal than the F-35. The Tempest will be a 6th generation aircraft and the F-35 is a 5th…
The MiG-25 is a supersonic interceptor aircraft that was first designed in the USSR. The Mig-25 designation stands for Mikoyan and Gurevich Design Bureau, 25 being the approximate speed of…
The Tornado is a distinctive aircraft with its shoulder-mounted wings, twin tail fins, and twin engines. The first of this type was flown on August 14th, 1974, and entered service…
The A-10’s design philosophy was to support ground troops and make it difficult for enemy anti-aircraft fire to shoot down the aircraft. Specifically, this included operating at low altitudes and…
A gas turbine is a device with a series of angled blades attached to a central hub. When air flows past those blades, they spin at very high speeds. In…
According to lore, Fortunate Son by Creedence Clearwater Revival plays in your head every time you see a UH-1 Huey When you make an anti-war song so good it becomes…
Early aircraft were designed for sports and military purposes. In 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright created the first sustained, controlled flight with their Wright Flyer. During WWI, aircraft became a…