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The Fairchild C-123 Provider survived almost every role the Cold War could throw at it. Originally designed as a giant military glider in the late 1940s, the aircraft evolved into a rugged transport capable of landing on rough jungle strips, carrying troops into isolated bases, and flying missions other aircraft avoided. Continue reading
By the time the de Havilland Vampire finally took to the skies in 1945, Nazi Germany was collapsing, and the jet would never fire a shot in the conflict it was designed for. But what came next changed everything. Continue reading
It looked outdated almost the moment it was created. In the early 1960s, as the Pentagon obsessed over supersonic jets and nuclear warfare, two frustrated Marine Corps officers believed the military was building the wrong aircraft for the wars soldiers were actually fighting. They wanted something slower, simpler, and capable of staying close to troops on the ground for hours at a time. Continue reading
Interceptor drones are fast-evolving and judging them on their technical qualities is not straightforward. They are not publicly benchmarked, many have classified specs and models evolve rapidly with new versions appearing every few months. Continue reading
In the early Cold War, one strange American jet bomber was sent into places it was never supposed to be. Continue reading
To celebrate the upcoming June 5 release of the live-action film Masters of the Universe, Mattel Studios and Amazon MGM Studios brought unprecedented entertainment to notorious festival traffic in the form of a drone billboard spectacular on April 16 and 17. Continue reading
Unmanned aircraft systems operate during training, demonstrating capabilities that enhance reconnaissance, surveillance, and overall battlefield awareness. Continue reading
It looked like something that should not have worked: two full-length Mustang fuselages, two cockpits, two Allison piston engines, and one massive wing tying it all together. But when the Korean War erupted in June 1950, the strange-looking F-82 Twin Mustang became exactly the aircraft America needed. Continue reading