DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY • Jul 1, 2024
The Fairey Gannet: Unattractive, Lethal, Fierce
Join us as we explore the story of the Fairey Gannet, a British aircraft famous not for its looks but for its practical design.…
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GERMANY • Jul 1, 2024
German WWII Type XXI Submarine Walkthrough & Tour – The Wilhelm Bauer/U2540
0:00 Introduction4:36 Torpedoroom7:54 Forward crew area12:34 Control room, conning tower, bridge, galley18:56 Pump cellar20:55 Aft crew area22:35 Diesel engines24:41 Electric motors28:33 Rudder compartment
ELECTRONIC WARFARE • Jun 27, 2024
The Other Flying Fortress You Haven’t Heard About
On a crisp morning in April 1950, the engines of the PB4Y-2 Privateer, nicknamed the Turbulent Turtle, roared to life on a runway of…
CONFLICTS • Jun 25, 2024
Ukraine using WW2 Spitfire-style planes to shoot down Russian drones in humiliating blow to Putin
UKRAINE are using WW2-style planes to hunt down Russian drones on the battlefield in a blow to Vladimir Putin's increasingly desperate war effort.Air Marshal…
AIR & SPACE • Jun 23, 2024
The Jet that Secretly Flew Over Europe in WW2
In the hot summer of 1943, a conspicuous circus tent was erected within Lockheed's Burbank compound. Downwind from a pungent plastics factory, the tent…
AIRCRAFT CARRIERS • Jun 19, 2024
The most underrated Allied aircraft of WW2 | PBY Catalina
The PBY Catalina was probably the most versatile aircraft of the Second World War. Involved from start to finish, in every theatre, in a…
HISTORY • Jun 5, 2024
America’s experimental super planes of World War 2
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AIR & SPACE • Jun 4, 2024
EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT: Canards Of War| Aviation Oddities And Engineering Marvels
Experimental aircraft: canards of war, aviation oddities, and engineering marvels, from Germany's Focke-Wulf F 19 to the Curtiss XP-55 Ascender.First flown in 1927, the…
AIR & SPACE • Jun 4, 2024
How the U.S. Maintains Absolute Nuclear Deterrence
From 1940 to 1996, the U.S. invested over $10.1 trillion in nuclear weapons development, producing more than 70,000 warheads. Since the Cold War ended,…
AIR & SPACE • May 28, 2024
America’s Groundbreaking Plane Thought Impossible to Shoot Down
On the night of March 27, 1999, a bizarre-looking, black-painted airplane known by its call sign Vega-31 and nicknamed 'Something Wicked,' sliced through the…
HISTORY • May 25, 2024
Can Russia “Slaughter Us” as Royce Lopez Claims?
Logistics wins wars. Russian logistics has not changed much since World War II. Their army still does not use pallets and many functions such…
CONFLICTS • May 18, 2024
How Poland is Preparing for War
Poland is now preparing for war in the hopes of deterring it from ever happening in the first place. They intend to double their…
AIR & SPACE • Apr 28, 2024
Boeing B-47 Stratojet Strategic Bomber | Rare Original Documentary | Upscaled Footage
A rare Boeing B-47 Stratojet documentary and upscaled footage detailing the B-47 program.The Boeing B-47 Stratojet (Boeing company designation Model 450) is a retired…
HISTORY • Apr 18, 2024
Inside the World’s Most Powerful Building
The Genius Design of The Pentagon. The Pentagon has been one of the most secure buildings on Earth for many decades, home to some…
AIR & SPACE • Apr 8, 2024
CONVAIR NX-2 CAMAL, The Story Of The Secret Post WW2 Atomic Powered Bomber Plane
The history of Convair NX-2 Camal, a secret project to develop an atomic-powered bomber.Convair's NX-2 (designated Model 54 in-house) proposed powering the subsonic, ultra-long…
AIR & SPACE • Mar 11, 2024
U.S. Giant Aircraft: B-36 PEACEMAKER | Convair Massive American Strategic Bomber
The Convair B-36 "Peacemaker" is a strategic bomber that was built by Convair and operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1949…
AIR & SPACE • Feb 24, 2024
The Strange Aircraft with an Even Stranger Feat
On May 30, 1949, in the heart of Britain, Armstrong Whitworth's deputy chief test pilot, John Oliver Lancaster, better known as "Jo,” took the…
AUSTRALIA • Feb 21, 2024
US Ally Australia’s Largest Navy Buildup Since WWII Too Slow As China, Russia Build Military Power?
On February 20, Australia announced plans to build its largest navy since the World War II. Canberra allocated more than $35 billion for the…
AIR & SPACE • Feb 16, 2024
Meet the USS Spruance, a High-Tech Warship with Unmatched Combat Capabilities”
Arleigh Burke class destroyers operated by the United States Navy.The ship is named after Raymond Ames Spruance, a United States Fleet Admiral during World…
AFGHANISTAN • Feb 13, 2024
The History Of The Flying Wing And U.S. Bomber Aircraft
Learn about Jack Northrop's flying wing, its evolution, and its competitors.Jack Northrop's brainchild lost out to the B-36 after World War II, but the…
AIR & SPACE • Jul 8, 2023
F-101 Voodoo | The U.S. Supersonic Nuclear Armed Fighter Bomber And Photo Reconnaissance Aircraft
The McDonnell F-101 Voodoo is a supersonic jet fighter that served the United States Air Force (USAF) and the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).Updated…
AIR & SPACE • Jun 22, 2023
X-20 The Abandoned Space Shuttle
The X-20 Dyna-Soar might be the greatest space bomber that never came to be.This single-pilot reusable space plane was envisioned to reach the Earth’s…
AIR & SPACE • Jun 4, 2023
The Most Underrated Aircraft of WW2
As the skies over Europe were dotted with searing dogfights and devastating aerial raids, US engineers waged their own battle against each other in…
