Category: Aviation

The A-1 Skyraider, from WWII relic to Vietnam hero, proved its worth with robust design and versatile combat roles.

WWII helicopters were used for troop transport, casualty evac, airborne command posts, SAR operations, and attacking ground targets.

A passenger jet on final approach and a military Black Hawk crossed paths in controlled airspace, and the only thing separating routine from disaster was a warning tone and a pilot who moved fast enough to listen to it.

A-10 Warthogs are back over the Strait of Hormuz, hunting IRGC speedboats and striking drones with deadly precision.

The AH-6M Little Bird, the Night Stalkers’ tiny “Killer Egg,” remains one of the most lethal close-air-support platforms ever built, a nimble special operations gunship that can slip into the tightest battlespaces, unleash devastating firepower, and disappear into the night before the enemy even understands what hit them.

In the relentless and shadowed world of special operations, Greg Coker’s journey from the 101st Airborne to the elite Night Stalkers is a testament to the resilience and unyielding spirit of those who dare to navigate the forefront of danger and darkness.

Ukraine and the United States advance structured talks ahead of a potential March trilateral with Russia, while the Pentagon escalates pressure on an AI firm over military-use restrictions and a former F-35 pilot faces arrest in a China training case.

The United States positions military assets as Trump warns Iran of possible strikes, Israel expands air operations inside Lebanon, Washington advances nuclear cooperation talks with Saudi Arabia, and Ukrainian authorities investigate an explosion in central Lviv.

After an MH-60S Seahawk sank nearly four miles into the Philippine Sea in January 2020, the U.S. Navy executed a record-setting deep-water recovery in March 2021 to retrieve critical components for the mishap investigation and prevent sensitive equipment from remaining on the ocean floor.

U.S. naval forces mass near Iran as tensions rise, while fighting intensifies in Tigray and Myanmar and new allegations shake Ukraine’s foreign legion.

A six-foot, turbojet-powered mini-cruise missile that flies nap-of-the-sea out past 200 miles for roughly the price of a JAGM, Red Wolf gives Marine Corps Vipers a way to hit ships, radars, and missile sites from well outside the danger ring and in numbers that actually matter.

A civilian Antonov turned night-fighting gunship now prowls Ukraine’s skies, proving that ingenuity and a minigun can swat down swarms of cheap Russian drones far more efficiently than million-dollar missiles.