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On the deck of an aircraft carrier, hand signals are the norm and one of them involves the signal to launch planes off the deck. Here's why they're used.
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The United States military has a variety of helicopters, including the Black Hawk and Chinook. In 2011, a couple were sent into Pakistan on a secret mission.
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Many of us probably take jet engines for granted, but the game-changing technology wouldn't have existed without some pioneering inventors. Here's the story.
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Battleships are heavily armored and equally armed vessels built to cause devastating damage against adversarial ships. Here's how many the U.S. still uses.
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Ukrainian soldiers are using a new weapon in its war with Russia. These new "aircraft carriers" can carry drones into battle, extending their range.
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The M4 Sherman wasn't just a one and done, there were several variants and alterations for the tank. How many different Shermans were out there?
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The United States manages a massive fleet of aircraft across its military, but the bomber fleet in particular is planned to expand significantly over time.
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Nuclear submarines are one leg of our nuclear triad, so are they built to withstand a nuclear attack? The answer is complicated. Here's what we know.
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It normally needed a runway nearly twice as long as the deck of an aircraft carrier. But the Navy wanted to see if this plane could land there. So it did.
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The future of aerial combat in the military looks like it could be increasingly unmanned. Wingman drones are a step in that direction. Here's what we know.
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America's first combat plane built with a turbojet engine was the first in multiple way, including being the first jet built in large quantities for the USAF.
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With all of today's technology, a bulletproof fighter-jet canopy would be simple to make. So why don't fighters have them? And what planes do?
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There is a photo going around social media that supposedly shows a tank with a giant silencer on the front of it, but is it real? Here's what we know.
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While the United States works on the sixth-generation F-47, the U.K is developing its own next-gen fighter jet that aims to outperform the F-35B.
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The F-20 Tigershark was meant to rival the Soviet Union's MiG fighters, but it never got off the ground; here's the obscure fighter jet's story.
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The United States Navy uses a variety of powerful weapons, including torpedoes. There's one torpedo that's been around for decades that remains the deadliest.
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The B-2 Spirit stealth bomber is easily the most advanced strategic bomber to have ever flown. These advancements help keep the aircraft's crew small.
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When watching military aviator movies, you might have heard the pilots call out "fox " with a number before firing missiles. Here's why they do that.
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Refueling a nuclear submarine is a grueling process not only in the time it takes to accomplish but also because of the precision required to do it safely.
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Many iconic planes flew in WW2, but the Curtiss-Wright CW-21 Demon wasn't one of them. Despite that, the CW-21 had a lot going for it. Here's the story.
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There have been hundreds of combat aircraft through the years and not all of them can claim they're never been shot down from an opposing aircraft.
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The Ukrainian military now puts motorcycles to use in a unique way that has opened up new possibilities for armed forces to respond to threats.
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Mini aircraft carriers have their place in the Navy, but what is the name a misnomer? Here's what you need to know about nine in US possession.
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These days, nuclear power is mostly confined to the sea. But have any nations ever experimented with taking nuclear power to the skies? Here's the story.
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You'd expect that nations would always want to fly the latest fighter jets, but there are some ancient ones out there. This is the oldest one still in use.
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A headbutt maneuver sounds like a physical action. While it's intimidating, there's no physical contact made between two planes to accomplish it.
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The U.S. Air Force's F-22 Raptor is one of the world's most advanced fighter jets in the air today. How does it handle flying across the Atlantic Ocean?
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