Lockheed AC-130U Spooky II Shows Off Its Power
As the Vietnam War came to an end, the dating Douglas AC-47 Spooky gunship needed an upgrade. The U.S. Air Force selected the C-130 Hercules airframe as its new gunship because…
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One of the most contentious conflicts in American history, the Vietnam War tested the limits of conventional military power against guerrilla warfare. Explore the tactics, technology, political dimensions, and lasting lessons of the war in Southeast Asia.
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As the Vietnam War came to an end, the dating Douglas AC-47 Spooky gunship needed an upgrade. The U.S. Air Force selected the C-130 Hercules airframe as its new gunship because…
The Marine Corps’ bond with the EA-6B Prowler began when it touched down on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C in 1977. The Prowler replaced the EA-6A Intruder -…
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress US Air Force This American project was first conceived in the immediate wake of the Second World War. The…
The Bell UH-1 Iroquois Helicopter, nicknamed the “Huey,” was built in 1959 for the United States Army by Bell Corporation. Originally known as the Bell HU-1, it was designed to…
While aerial refueling may date back to the 1920s, it is only in the wake of the Second World War that it became of supreme importance for military forces around…
Manufactured by Bell Helicopter, the AH-1 Cobra was developed in the 1960s as an armed compliment to the UH-1 Iroquois (affectionately known as the Huey). The Vietnam War saw the…
The MiG-21, known by its NATO moniker as the Fishbed, is a single engine jet fighter produced by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau as an improvement on prior generations of the…
When the MiG-25 entered the air for the first time, it was in the middle of the Vietnam conflict and American strategists were worried a new Soviet fighter aircraft would…
Cessna’s reputation in the industry is not geared toward military aircraft. The longtime manufacturer is far more famous for their small civilian and transport aircraft. However, over the skies of…
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