The First Submarine Attack Happened During The Revolutionary War

At 11pm on September 6th, 1776, Sargent Ezra Lee began cranking away on a lever that propelled the tiny submersible that he sat inside of. His goal was to make his way to the British Flagship HMS Eagle and attach a crude explosive charge to it, then make haste (at...

Apr 20, 2025

Watch This F-16 Almost Give Some Air Show Fans A Haircut!

Our friends over at the posted this little gem showing the Turkish Air Force F-16 Demo Team's arrival to the in the UK, and what a spectacular and thrilling arrival it was... I have to say that I have seen F-16s make some pretty flat power-on approaches before, especially the...

Apr 20, 2025

Axing The F-35's Alternative Engine Was An Incredibly Stupid Move

The DoD painted the F-35's as a huge unneeded expense, one that was more about congressional pork than necessity or logic. Now with the we are reminded of how stupid it was to cancel the jet's other engine. The Joint Strike Fighter was envisioned with having two engine options since...

Apr 20, 2025

Is This Missile Drunk Or Did It Pull Off An Insane Intercept?

I am not sure what to think of this video depicting what looks like an SAM launch. Did it go nuts and the crew destroyed it on command or did it pull off a series of amazing energy depleting maneuvers to accomplish an incredibly close-in intercept? It was probably just...

Apr 20, 2025

Now Spend The Next Five Minutes Ogling The Most Advanced Fighter Ever

It's true that the F-22 Raptor has never been tested in battle. What's also true is that it has dominated nearly every realistic wargame it has ever come across. It is faster, stealthier, and more deadly than any fighter jet ever before it, and it doesn't hurt that it's the...

Apr 20, 2025

Why The US Navy Should Build Smaller Aircraft Carriers

The aircraft carrier inventory question has always been up for debate, but it has largely centered on the number of hulls and not the physical size of each carrier. In an age of shrinking defense budgets, smaller wars, and the Pacific Pivot, the U.S. should ditch its supercarrier-only policy and...

Apr 20, 2025

Fighting, Tanking, And Crazy Low-Level Flying In A USMC F/A-18D

This video proves that sometimes sitting in the back can be just as rewarding as sitting in the front! Marine Weapon Systems Officers (WSOs) fly in the missionized rear cockpit of F/A-18D Hornets assigned to 'All-Weather' fighter attack squadrons and work as a vital component of the F/A-18D weapons concept....

Apr 20, 2025

What This Israeli Wedding Rocket Attack Tells Us About The Conflict

In response to relentless and indiscriminate Palestinian missile attacks over the past week, Israel looks poised to launch another operation against the Gaza Strip. We'll get into the numbers in just a bit, but this video, lasting less than a minute, can explain so much about the current situation. As...

Apr 20, 2025

Holy Carp! Watch These Planes Bomb Lakes With Live Fish

Apparently The Colorado Division of Wildlife has a very unconventional way of rapidly restocking remote mountain lakes with fish, they drop them from the air! It looks insane. There is a small fleet of modified Cessna 185s that fly around stocking 300 individual lakes with Cutthroat Trout as high up...

Apr 20, 2025

The Ten Best F-111 "Pig" Dump And Burn Moments Of All Time!

The also known as the "The Pig," served for thirty years in USAF service, and with the Royal Australian Air Force for over a decade more, with the type finally being retired in 2010. One of the things missed the most about the swing-winged Pig is its incredible ability to...

Apr 20, 2025

Meet The Ilyushin IL-102, The Most Gorgeously Ugly Combat Jet Ever

When we talk about combat aircraft that are so ugly they are brutishly beautiful, aircraft like the A-10, B-52 and the Mi-24 come to mind. Yet an obscure Russian close air support aircraft that lost a competition to the now notorious Sukhoi Su-25 may take the trophy for the must...

Apr 20, 2025

This Pilot Will Make Your Hand-Eye Coordination Look Shameful

The , also known as the OH-58 and TH-67 in the military, is one of the most popular helicopter designs of all time, with over 7,000 units delivered. Jet Rangers are known for their good handling qualities, economy and reliability, but this pilot shows us just how capable these choppers...

Apr 20, 2025

The First Clear Pictures Of Japan's Stealth Fighter Emerge

Japan's Mitsubishi built has emerged! This technology demonstrator, known within the Japanese Ministry Of Defense as the "Spirit of The Heart," is set to fly sometime later this year. Japan hopes the Advanced Technology Demonstrator eXperimental (ATD-X) will lead to a larger high-performance production aircraft with low-observable (stealthy) qualities, designed...

Apr 20, 2025

Sometimes War Just Gets Downright Weird

"Wait... is that us looking at us looking at us? If that's me, then who am I?" ...

Apr 20, 2025

Israel's Controversial 'Roof Knocking' Tactic Caught On Video

Israel has used a tactic called "roof knocking" for a while, but it became more widely known since began last week. In an attempt to reduce civilian casualties, it involves hitting a target with a low-yield weapon as a warning, just moments before obliterating it with a much larger weapon....

Apr 20, 2025