The Fairburn-Sykes Fighting System.
The Fairburn- Sykes Fighting Knife is pointed dagger also called a poignard, and it has a Fencing foil grip developed by Bill Fairburn and …
The Fairburn- Sykes Fighting Knife is pointed dagger also called a poignard, and it has a Fencing foil grip developed by Bill Fairburn and …
WASHINGTON: In a 5 to 0 sweep, an AI ‘pilot’ developed by Heron Systems beat one of the Air Force’s top F-16 fighter pilots in …
“Open The Podbay Doors HAL….AI Shoots Down USAF Pilot In Trials” Read More »
Well we all know that WWII provided budgets and motivation for innovation. The fascinating thing is that when you are an armchair military historian, every …
The Heinkel 111 Zwilling. As If Dr. Seuss Created A German Aircraft. Read More »
The DFS 193 was designed to be a two-seat tailless airplane, with a high wing monoplane that allowed the pilot to see unnocluded. Therefore this …
One of the criticisms leveled at the Nazi war planners is that with world domination in their mission statements, they still did not have a …
The E555 – “Long Range/High Speed Flying Wing Aircraft” Read More »
The Germans made the GM-15 gas mask in large numbers in 1916, as it was the prototype design of a gas mask system that …
The GM-15 (Gummimaske) 1916. Germany’s First WWI Gas Mask. Read More »
The HS 293 was one of the new weapons begun in 1939 by Henschel and a pioneering technology that we actually saw come to …
Surface to air missile development began in 1942 in earnest in Germany and saw numerous simultaneous engineering teams attempting to make a workable surface …
The Rheintochter, The World’s First Surface To Air Missile. Read More »
The Ruhrstahl Ru 344 X-4 was the world’s first wire guided air-to-air missile. It was also the prototype to the Malkara, developed by …
The Ruhrstahl Ru 344 X-4 World’s First Wire Guided Air-to-Air Missile. Read More »
Fritz X was an anti ship glide bomb, or essentially a gravity bomb that can be flown manipulating radio command control surfaces. Essentially the …
Fritz X, Basically The Germans Created The World’s First Cruise Missile. Read More »
The SR-71 A was the Strategic Reconnaissance Aircraft was built by aerospace engineer Clarence Kelley at the infamous Skunkworks. The plane was a reaction to …
SR-71A Photos Remind Us That This Was Essentially A Space Plane. Read More »
Field Marshall Erwin Rommel The Desert War began in June 1940 with France on the verge of defeat. Mussolini decided he …
The Titanic Back And Forth Struggle To Take North Africa. Read More »
The VS-5 was one of many experimental fast torpedo boats. Many of them were hydrofoils and others were designed …
The VS-5 Versuchs Schnellboot Experimental Semi Submersible Torpedo Boat. Read More »
Jasper Maskelyne was born in Britain in 1902 and became a celebrated stage magician during the 1930s and 1940s. When war broke out, he stopped …
The Magician That Pulled The Wool Over The Eyes Of Afrika Korp. Read More »
Brazil will buy 36 Dassault Rafale strike fighters, giving France the first export order for its aircraft after years of trying. The deal cements a …
Maligned by the French for its underpowered engines, the Israelis bought 31 Vautours and respected its range and versatility as a strike aircraft. Built …