The AV-8B Harrier II is a progression of the British design for the Hawker Siddley Harrier. This single engine light attack aircraft is capable of short and vertical take-offs and…

The Boeing E-3 Sentry is far more than just an airborne radar. Nicknamed the “Eye in the Sky” by many pilots, this airborne warning and control system (AWACS) is a…

F/A-18C Hornet Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Travis K. Mendoza, U.S. Navy An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113…

The UH-60 Black Hawk is a medium utility helicopter used for a wide variety of applications including troop transport and medical evacuations. Since its introduction in 1979, the UH-60 has…

The Boeing P-8 Poseidon is far deadlier than its unimposing “maritime patrol aircraft” designation would suggest. This next-generation warplane is the US Navy’s premier sub-hunter, surface ship killer and spy…

Before the Hurricane and the Harrier, Sir Sydney Camm of the United Kingdom drew up plans for perhaps one of the most versatile British fighter jets to date: the Hawker…

Lockheed’s F-104 Starfighter is perhaps the best example of what happens when the drawing board goes to the flight deck with absolutely no checks and balances along the way. Sleek,…

When the Soviet Union developed their Mil M-24 attack helicopter in the late 1960’s, they wanted a military helicopter that could provide close air support to ground troops and still…

When you think about the U.S. Marine Corps, images of lethal killing machines come to mind. And when they need close air support, they call on the Bell AH-1Z Viper….

In the waning days of World War II, the US military rushed four hush-hush experimental fighters without propellers to the European front. Unbeknownst to the bewildered ground crews arming them,…