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Gamer Leaked Classified Information To Prove Developer Got Tank Wrong

Clare Fitzgerald
Soldier on top of a Challenger 2 tank in the desert

Military game enthusiasts place a lot of stock in the authenticity of their online play, especially when it features real-life events and equipment. That was…

Video Game Studio Makes Virtual Reality Training Simulator of the B-52

Chief Master Sgt. Brian Kruzelnick, command chief with Air Mobility Command, uses virtual reality goggles during a 317th Maintenance Group capabilities briefing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, July 8, 2021.

A small video game studio has been selected to produce a virtual reality (VR) simulator for the U.S. Air Force’s B-52 bomber pilots. The company,…

UK Secretary Of State For Defence Pays Respects At The Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier

Clare Fitzgerald
Ben Wallace bowing in front of a wreath

On July 12, 2021, U.K. Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace met with U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd J. Austin III in Washington, D.C.…

RAF Master Bomber’s Gallantry Medals Up For Auction

Six WWII medals lined up + a portrait of Sidney Baker

The gallantry medals awarded to a Royal Air Force wing commander have come up for auction in the United Kingdom. They belonged to Sidney “Tubby”…

USS Ronald Reagan And HMS Queen Elizabeth Train Together In The Indian Ocean

Clare Fitzgerald
Seven ships sailing in the water

The United States recently teamed up with the United Kingdom and the Netherlands to participate in training exercises in the Indian Ocean. The two-day session…

Statue Of Confederate General Robert E. Lee Removed From Charlottesville Park

Robert E. Lee statue being hoisted in the air + the statue on a truck surrounded by people

The debate surrounding Civil War-era monuments in the United States has been gathering steam over the years. With movements like Black Lives Matter raising issues…

Treasure Hunter Claims To Have Found Legendary Lost Gold Train

Ilmensee-Express train + Piotr Koper + a pile of gold

Treasure hunter Piotr Koper has announced he’s possibly uncovered the legendary Nazi gold train at the bottom of a lake. After more than a decade…

Sailor Who Died At Pearl Harbor Identified 79 Years Later

The remains of U.S. Navy Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class Alphard Stanley Owsley have been identified 79 years after he perished during the Japanese attack on…

US Veterans Excavate The Wreckage Of A B-24 Liberator In Sussex

U.S. Army Air Forces Consolidated B-24D Liberators of the 93rd Bomb Group flying in formation, circa in 1943.

A team has gathered in Sussex, England, to recover the bodies of two airmen who were lost in a violent crash in the British countryside…

An Incredibly Rare 1940-Era Plane Is Up For Sale

Two Boeing B-17Es in formation

The Boeing B-17 series of planes are considered some of the best military aircraft developed during WWII. It was nicknamed the “Flying Fortress” by a…

US Army Looking At New Long-Range Missiles For Their Apache Helicopters

An AH-64 Apache helicopter hovers in front of the sun and conducts movement drills as part of a maintenance test flight in Kunduz province, Afghanistan

The U.S. Army is on the hunt for a new long-range air-to-ground missile for their AH-64 Apaches. Advancements in air defenses over recent years have…

Famed Codebreaker Alan Turing’s Copper Folly Home Up For Sale

Clare Fitzgerald
Copper Folly + Alan Turing

Whether you’re a history buff looking to live in the home of a famous historical figure or a family looking to escape the big city,…