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The M163 Vulcan Air Defense System played a critical role in bridging the gap between World War II-era anti-aircraft guns and modern missile-based air defense systems.
Sea-skimming crafts – which fly just above the water – were once considered Cold War relics of a failed Soviet experiment.
CHILLING pictures have emerged showing China’s terrifying new giant “sea monster” warplane for the first time. And the ...
China is reviving an ekranoplan design dubbed the "Bohai Sea Monster," echoing the Soviet "Caspian Sea Monster", a vessel ...
NATO members have pledged to bring defense spending to 5% of GDP, with NATO's chief saying it will be used for a fivefold ...
In 1983, Korean Air Flight 007 was shot down by a Soviet fighter jet after straying into restricted airspace—killing all 269 people on board and igniting a global firestorm. But how did a ...
The SR-71 Blackbird’s earned world record for speed has never been topped by a successor. The fastest jet to ever fly the ...
In the shadow of Point Sur Lighthouse along California's Big Sur Coast, the Point Sur Naval Facility, once one of the world’s most secretive sites, played a pivotal role in Cold War espionage.
Throughout the early Cold War, conservatives in Congress—including Republicans—opposed American entanglements in the Middle East, drawing on an earlier noninterventionist consensus that valued ...
Russia’s air force is considered one of the stronger fleets in the world, sporting advanced aircraft like the MiG-35 Fulcrum and Su-57 Felon. These fighter jets are armed to the teeth, and some ...
Some modernized versions of China’s H-6 bomber are now capable of launching ballistic missiles armed with nuclear warheads while others can carry multiple long-range anti-ship and land attack ...
After the Cold War Once the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 and the Cold War ended, Washington cashed in its peace dividend, weakening that once-strong island chain.