Military Systems

Across military aviation, few helicopters are as recognizable as the CH-47 Chinook. Its long fuselage, tandem rotors, rear loading ramp,...

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69), widely known as “Ike,” is one of the most important nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in the...

A road can be reopened on a map long before it is safe to drive. A village can be liberated...

Some military aircraft are remembered because they look fast. Others because they carry weapons that immediately attract attention. The CH-53E...

Some wartime machines are remembered because they were powerful, expensive, or technologically advanced. The Jeep earned its place in history...

Modern air defense is moving back toward a problem that many Western armies had allowed to fade into the background:...

The Boeing X-48B was never meant to be seen as a conventional aircraft program. It was a research platform built...

If there is one aircraft that forces a rethink of what vertical lift platforms are supposed to do, it is...

At first glance, the M60 AVLB can be mistaken for a modified tank with an unusual structure mounted on top....

There was a time when battlefield superiority was primarily defined by firepower, maneuver, and direct engagement. That framework still exists,...