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Spitfire Completes Unique Formation Flights With Royal Air Force
7+ hour, 1+ min ago (978+ words) Published Apr 19, 2026 1: 51 PM EDT An example of the U. K. Royal Air Force's most iconic fighter, the Spitfire, flew in a series of air-to-air formations around the United Kingdom over the last two weeks, part of the 90th anniversary celebrations for the aircraft,…...
The Real-Life Hunt For Red October Happened 50 Years Ago
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (1256+ words) Published Nov 28, 2025 2: 09 PM EST The story was dramatic enough, and its potential implications were worrisome enough for it to be an inspiration for Tom Clancy's iconic Cold War novel (which in turn led to the film), The Hunt for Red…...
Soviets Tested ICBM Silo Defense System That Showered Incoming Warheads With Clouds Of Metal Darts
6+ mon, 2+ day ago (1084+ words) Published Oct 17, 2025 3: 46 PM EDT The program was named Mozyr, after a town in the then Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic. Also known as izdeliye (Project) 171, it was the responsibility of KB Mashinostroyeniya (KBM), a state defense enterprise located in Kolomna, in…...
U-2 Pilot On What It Took To Make Record-Setting 14-Hour Flight A Reality
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (860+ words) Updated Aug 6, 2025 12: 56 PM EDT Before climbing into the cockpit of a U-2, and eventually flying the historic 70th anniversary record breaking flight, Bartholomew, who is 64 and has been flying in the USAF since 1988, was a B-52 pilot. He left the Air Force in2014 to…...
B-2 Bombed A Smiley Face Of Craters Into The Ground Because It Ran Out Of Targets
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (573+ words) Updated Aug 8, 2025 4: 00 PM EDT Armagost said that this flight occurred in 2004, but this appears to be in error. The rest of his description aligns completely with a widely publicized test that occurred on Sept. 10, 2003. The specifics of the event are…...