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,…
Boeing’s B-47 Stratojet Goes Cold War Spying: The story of the RB-47
Originally designed as a medium bomber, the B-47 also had a lesser…
The Soviet Union’s First Jet Bomber: The Ilyushin Il-28 ‘Beagle’
Making a flyover appearance at the 1950 Soviet May Day parade, the…
The Full Story of the Two Parachutes Spotted After Gary Powers’ U-2 Shoot-Down over Soviet Union
The Infamous U-2 was not the only aircraft shot out of the…