Sometimes the most interesting things don't happen during war. And in the sky, where no one is supposed to see them. Recent flights over the Mojave Desert ...

Sometimes the future doesn't look like a sleek airplane. It looks like a huge machine that isn't even supposed to fly. The Mi-6 is a perfect example. A ...

War strangely changes people’s attitudes toward technology. Machines that just yesterday were considered obsolete and fit only for museums or storage ...

There are weapons that are displayed at parades.And then there are those that people prefer to talk about in hushed tones. Iran’s “Khorramshahr-5” missile ...

India has taken a serious interest in Russia’s new-generation T-14 “Armata” tank. But not with the intention of buying it. They want to build their own ...

When it comes to missile systems that were decommissioned and scrapped while still brand-new, the “Oka” strategic missile system is the one most often ...

In the late 1940s, American engineers attempted to solve one of the major problems facing strategic aviation: how to protect heavy bombers from enemy fighters ...

Some weapons impress with their stats. Others impress with their impact. And then there are those whose significance becomes clear only when you start ...

The Chinese HQ-19 (Hunqi-19, Red Banner-19), is considered a competitor to the U.S. THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) system and is capable of ...

A quiet but very significant transformation of the U.S. military is taking place. The Pentagon has signed one of the largest contracts in recent years—an ...