Book Review – X-15: The World’s Fastest Rocket Plane and the Pilots Who Ushered in the Space Age
In the annals of experimental aircraft, the X-15 is not as revered or as remembered as the Bell X-1, which …
Programs & Technology
Modernized M9 Armored Combat Earthmover Joins the U.S. Marine Corps
Although the hull may look the same, the four overhauled M9 Armored Combat Earthmovers (ACE) that arrived at Camp Lejeune, …
Boeing Maritime Surveillance Aircraft Demonstrator Makes First Flight
The Bombardier Challenger 604 business jet was built to ensure that high-powered executives travel in style. However, the one that …
Book Review – Tiger I & Tiger II (Images of War Special)
Few armored vehicles have ever evoked the respect and fear that the Germans’ Tiger tanks did during World War II. …
Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System (ARES)
The Lockheed Martin Skunk Works led team, that includes Piasecki Aircraft, has released a video showing the potential capabilities of …
Airware’s Aerial Ranger: Anti-poaching Efforts Go Unmanned
The proliferation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has seen them perform an ever-evolving set of missions. One of those missions, …
Sikorsky X2 Helicopter
Sikorsky recently released a video showing some of the capabilities of its X2 helicopter. The tri-rotor X2 is the fastest …
AN-2 Unveiled: Swiftships and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Collaboration Bears Fruit
The collaboration between Swiftships Shipbuilders LLC and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette to develop an autonomously navigable military boat …
DARPA’s ARES Developing Autonomous VTOL Capabilities
No sooner is an autonomous convoy tested than the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) updates its plans to develop …
First Flight of Taranis UCAV
Even though the Taranis unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) demonstrator made its first flight on Aug. 10, 2013, BAE Systems …