The Navy Tried (And Failed) To Sink Their Own Aircraft Carrier
The Navy didn’t really know how much punishment the USS America could endure. Blasts hit the carrier in a process that took four weeks. USS America sinking. The death of…
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The Navy didn’t really know how much punishment the USS America could endure. Blasts hit the carrier in a process that took four weeks. USS America sinking. The death of…
The X-24C had all the potential to be a game-changer for the U.S. military and it was hypersonic. Sadly, the Air Force had to pass. X-24B. Image Credit: Creative Commons.…
The SR-71's official speed may have officially been Mach 3.2, but the history books record at least one time the Blackbird hit Mach 3.5. SR-71 Spy Plane. Image Credit: Creative…
Over the past three decades, there have been a couple of unverified sightings of what may or may not have been an SR-91. SR-91 Aurora, artist rendition. Image Credit: Creative…
The F-15 was one of the greatest fighters ever developed. In fact, the Eagle possesses a genuinely stunning 104 to 0 kill ratio. An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 391st Expeditionary…
Despite the F-14’s outdated capabilities, Iranian pilots know the platform inside and out as the fighter has remained its top fighter. Image: Creative Commons. Conventional wisdom asserts that two U.…
Although the F-4E Phantom was retired in 2004, they remain a revered part of Israel’s military and aviation history. F-4 Phantom. Image Credit: Creative Commons. The F-4E Phantom was a…
There is no plane on the planet today that can match the capabilities of the F-22. Russia, China - no nation today has anything like it. A U.S. Air Force…
The optics of burying the F-111 did not sit well with Australian airplane enthusiasts as it seemed like the burial was disrespectful. F-111. Image Credit: Creative Commons. Why Bury the…
The “sub-carrier” would launch its aircraft and then head for the depths. Quite a departure for undersea warfare, to be sure. American Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman…