Cold War: 3 Proxy Wars Between America and Soviet Union
How did the Soviet Union and the United States engage each other in warfare while not firing a shot in each other’s territory? The answer…
Fighting Vehicles of the Cold War
The Cold War saw a lot of advancement and diversification in the design of fighting vehicles. Though not directly fighting each other, the world’s great…
Top 5 US Military Spy Planes – Eyes in the Sky
Since the use of weather/observation balloons in World War I, military forces have attempted to get a better understanding of their opposing forces. And as…
Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum: The Versatile Air Superiority Fighter That Could Launch Ground Attacks
The Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum is a Soviet air superiority fighter that’s earned the respect of many pilots throughout the world. It entered service in the…
5 Old NATO and Soviet Military Aircraft Still Used Today
Developing countries have long been engaged in the arms trade, even more so after WWII. According to Soviet Studies, in between 1968 and 1978, the…
MiG-15 – The Aircraft That Challenged the US Air Force with Video
One of the most feared fighter aircraft of the twentieth century, when it appeared in the skies of Korea, sent a message to the confident…
China’s Copy Cat Jets – Shenyang J-11B
The Shenyang J-11 looks familiar made from the designs of the Soviet Sokhumi Su-27 air superiority fighter. The plan was stolen from the Soviets and…
MiG-19 – 1st Soviet Supersonic Fighter
In the early 1950s, as the world’s superpowers realized that a Cold War was inevitable, the United States and the Soviet Union began to compete…
Happy Warrior – Private Wojtek in the Polish Army
After Germany attacked the USSR during World War II, Joseph Stalin restored diplomatic relations with Poland at the request of the Allies. Under the terms…
Japan’s Ace Producer – 6 Mitsubishi Fighters
As a manufacturer of fighter planes, Mitsubishi made a major contribution to the Japanese war effort during the Second World War. A5M Built to a…
US Aircraft Carriers – Why the U.S. Navy Stands Alone with a Large Carrier Force
Ever since World War II, the United States Navy has put a major focus on having a large fleet of aircraft carriers. To understand why,…
Masters of Armored Warfare – 6 Historic German Tanks
Though initially slow to adopt tanks, the Germans eventually became masters of armored warfare, with some of the most effective vehicles of the Second World…