Bell AH-1Z, the most potent action “crazy” helicopter
The AH-1Z Viper evolved froм the AH-1W Super Cobra. This heliᴄopter is used by the US Marine Corps. It follows the line of the venerable AH-1 Cobra,…
World’s Finest Tank: Merkava
Israel’s Merkava is Simply the Best… and Even in a Museum – Often described as one of the absolute best tanks in the world, the Israel Defense Forces’…
The A-10 Warthog Has Never Been Described Better Than This, in Our Opinion
“A badass airplane with a big gun on it.” That’s how Republican Congresswoman Martha McSally described the A-10 Warthog to President Donald Trump, as she told the…
Bomber with a long-range supersonic missile, the Tu-22M3 Backfire-C
The Tupolev Tu-22M3 (NATO: Backfire-C) is a supersonic, variable-sweep wing, long-range strategic and maritime strike bomber developed by the Tupolev Design Bureau. During the Cold War, the…
The B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber is the most expensive airplane in the world
Arguably the world’s most distinctive aircraft, the B-2 Spirit, is a flying-wing heavy stealth bomber. In fact, the B-2 is the world’s only operational stealth bomber. And with a total program…
The Top 7 Strategic Bombers in Use Today
There is a great difference between strategic and tactical weapons and systems. In simple terms, we could say that tactical systems win the battles, while strategic weapons…
The K2 Black Panther main battle tank is the “most expensive” in the world
The K2 Black Panther tank, which weighs 55 to 61 tons, strengthens the South Korean tank force that currently relies on the K1 and K1A1 tanks and…
The SR-71 Blackbird flew from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. in just one hour due to its extreme speed
Aahh, the dear old SR-71 Blackbird, subject of my first-ever article for 19FortyFive. Arguably the crowning achievement of aerospace engineering genius Clarence “Kelly” Johnson and his legendary Skunk Works program at Lockheed (now Lockheed Martin). Still…
US Deploys Deadliest, Biggest Helicopter CH-53K Against Russian
The most powerful helicopter the United States has ever fielded is joining the Marine Corps rotary wing fleet. Next week, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 will redesignate…
RAF C-17 delivers rocket ahead of first UK space launch
Ahead of the first launch from UK soil, Virgin Orbit’s converted Boeing 747 launch vehicle ‘Cosmic Girl’ this week touched down at Spaceport Cornwall, Cornwall Airport Newquay….