Nimitz: The US Navy’s Most Powerful Aircraft Carriers Ever (For Now)
The Nimitz-class Aircraft Carriers Remain a Classic: The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the United States Navy’s latest and largest aircraft carrier, is now years behind schedule and well over budget….
USS Iowa: The US Navy Battleship That Seemed Invincible
The Battleship USS Iowa-The Last (And Best) of the US Navy’s Battleships: The USS Iowa, the first of the Iowa-class battleships, symbolized American power in many respects for decades, even though…
Airbus Spent Billion $ to Make its Massive A400M TakeOff Vertically
The A400 was never intended for verticle capability. It was designed to have short field takeoff and landing. It is a very capable aircraft. JATO has not…
Meet the B-58 Hustler: The Bomber Built to Drop Nuclear Weapons on Russia
The Convair B-58 Hustler Was the First to Reach Mach 2 – The three-seat Convair B-58 Hustler was the first supersonic bomber in history and the first to reach Mach 2. Designed…
Gripen E: The Best Fighter Jet on the Planet Not Named F-35?
What makes the Gripen E one powerful fighter jet: On Monday, there were likely many smiles at Lockheed Martin as it looks like Canada will adopt the F-35 Lightning II. Prime…
Meet the B-17: Was the ‘Flying Fortress’ the Best Bomber Ever?
The B-17 Flying Fortress Was a Quantum Leap in Aviation Design: When the first Boeing B-17 “Flying Fortress” took its maiden flight on July 28, 1935 it proved…
Meet the P-61 Black Widow: The Best World War II Fighter?
P-61 Black Widow Was The First True Night-Fighter – Though only 706 Northrop P-61 Black Widows were produced, and it only saw service in the final year of…
Why France’s Mirage 2000 Is Still An Amazing Fighter
Though the Mirage 2000 bears a superficial resemblance to the dynasty of Dassault’s “delta-winged” fighters that preceded it, the aircraft featured marked advances over the earlier Mirages in structure, aerodynamics, propulsion,…
YF-23: The Air Force Said No to This Futuristic Stealth Fighter
If things had turned a little different, the YF-23 could have been the first fifth-generation stealth fighter jet in the U.S. military. Instead, however, the U.S. military decided to go with the…
F-117: The First Stealth Fighter Changed Everything (Pictures)
The Lockheed F-117A Night Hawk was designed specifically not to be easily seen or detected by the enemy, but as of early April, it is now certainly possible to…