Tag: Cold War

The Last Cat: The F-14 Tomcat and its Fleet Air Defense Role

The final member of the Grumman cat family, the F-14 Tomcat, with…

A Look at the Dozen SR-71 Blackbird Losses

The SR-71 is perhaps the most iconic Cold War spy aircraft, famous…

The Super Starfighter: Story of the Lockheed CL-1200 Lancer

Conceived as a high-performance fighter for the export market, the Lockheed CL-1200…

A Look Back at the AGM-69A Short-Range Attack Missile

Originally designed by Boeing to neutralize SAM threats and improve the survivability…

A Brief History of the DEFCON System

Created during the Cold War as a system of progressive levels of…

The Overlooked Role of the Vought RF-8A and VFP-62 in the Cuban Missile Crisis

U.S. Navy and Marine Corps RF-8A Crusaders played an important, often forgotten,…