Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
On October 4, 1957, Avro Canada unveiled the CF-105 Arrow — a Mach 2 supersonic interceptor capable of climbing to 50,000 feet, the most...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
In 1984, an SR-71 Blackbird flying at 83,000 feet over the Soviet Kola Peninsula lost both Pratt & Whitney J58 engines simultaneously — and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
In April 1962, Lockheed Skunk Works flew an A-12 Oxcart spy plane that required an entirely new American titanium industry just to manufacture and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
In the late 1950s, the U.S. spent $800 million building a Mach 3.1 strategic bomber that could cruise above 70,000 feet and outrun every...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Among all the tanks produced by the Soviet Union, the T-80 stands out as the black sheep of the family. Forever stuck in the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
In 1966, Lockheed test pilot Bill Weaver became the only man in history to survive an SR-71 Blackbird disintegrating around him at Mach 3.18...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
On January 25, 1966, Lockheed test pilot Bill Weaver became the first man in history to survive a supersonic parachute ejection from an SR-71...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
On April 21, 1989, an SR-71 Blackbird nicknamed “Ichiban” was racing past Mach 3 over the Pacific when its left compressor bearing suddenly froze,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Spruance-class destroyer was as large as a World War II cruiser—but Congress nearly killed the program because lawmakers thought the ship didn’t look...