SR-71 and MiG-31: Close encounter
SR-71 and MiG-31: Close encounter. On the 6th of October 1986, Ed Yeilding was flying his SR-71 over the Barents...
History
Captain Lucas was a French Badass
Captain Lucas was a French Badass. Jean Jacques Étienne Lucas joined the French Navy in 1778. He was 14. From...
1886: The Torpedo Shell Crisis. The Dawn of Modern Artillery
1886: The Torpedo Shell Crisis. 1886 saw the dawn of modern artillery and dusk of brick and mortar era fortifications....
Battle of the Atlantic Cold War Edition – The Soviets Aim
Battle of the Atlantic Cold War edition. In the event of the Cold War suddenly heating up, the aim for...
24th of March 1999, Kosovo Air Campaign. Boots on the ground or air power?
The Kosovo Air Campaign had two aims: To force the Yugoslav leadership to withdraw its army and paramilitary units from...
First Chechen war aka the meat grinder
First Chechen war aka the meat grinder. The first Chechen war would inflict Russia its first defeat since the fall...
F-117 down over Novi Sad. First of All, “Stealth” Does Not Mean Invisible.
F-117 down over Novi Sad. On the 27th of March 1999, an American F-117 was downed over Novi Sad. To...