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Before He Walked on the Moon, Neil Armstrong Applied to Fly the X-20 Dyna-Soar — A Mach 5 Spaceplane That Was Cancelled and Never Flew

In 1960, nine years before he walked on the moon, a 30-year-old test pilot named Neil Armstrong applied to fly the X-20 Dyna-Soar —...

Brent M. EastwoodMay 8, 2026

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Canada Built a Mach 2 Fighter in 1957 and Destroyed Every One in 1959 — Its Engineers Went to NASA and Helped Build the Apollo Program

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...

Brent M. EastwoodMay 8, 2026

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For 20 Years the U.S. Watched China Take the First Island Chain — Now Marines Are Firing Missiles Within Striking Range of Taiwan

For the first time outside Japanese territory, Japan fired a Type 88 anti-ship missile during the Balikatan exercise on the Philippine island of Luzon,...

Brandon WeichertMay 8, 2026

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The SR-71 Blackbird’s Pratt & Whitney J58 Engines Suffered an ‘Unstart’ at 83,000 Feet — and the Aircraft Began Falling Sideways

In 1984, an SR-71 Blackbird flying at 83,000 feet over the Soviet Kola Peninsula lost both Pratt & Whitney J58 engines simultaneously — and...

Kris OsbornMay 8, 2026

Boeing's 2707 supersonic transport was designed to fly at Mach 2.7 — 2,071 miles per hour — carrying up to 277 passengers, more than triple the capacity of the Anglo-French Concorde. Powered by four General Electric GE4 turbojets, the largest straight turbojet engines ever built, two prototypes were under construction in Seattle when Congress killed the program in 1971 by a single Senate vote. Boeing laid off more than 60,000 workers, pivoted to the subsonic 747, and 55 years later no American supersonic airliner has ever entered service.

Dollars and Sense

At 2,071 MPH, Boeing’s 2707 Was Faster and Bigger Than Concorde — Congress Killed It in 1971 by 1 Vote and No American SST Has Flown Since

Boeing’s 2707 supersonic transport was designed to fly at Mach 2.7 — 2,071 miles per hour — carrying up to 277 passengers, more than...

Steve BalestrieriMay 8, 2026

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On July 29, 1967, the USS Forrestal Burned for 17 Hours — 134 Sailors Died and John McCain Was Almost One of Them

At 10:50 a.m. on July 29, 1967, a Zuni rocket misfired in its launcher aboard the USS Forrestal in the Gulf of Tonkin, igniting...

Brent M. EastwoodMay 8, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

At Mach 2.1 and $9 Million, the F-20 Tigershark Cost a Quarter of an F-14 — 40 Years Later, the U.S. Has Never Built Anything Like It

In 1983, Northrop unveiled a Mach 2.1 fighter that cost $9 million — one quarter the price of an F-14 Tomcat — built on...

Steve BalestrieriMay 8, 2026

The Treaty

‘The Market Hasn’t Seen the Full Impact’: The Iran War Could Create a Historic Oil Crisis

Three U.S. destroyers came under Iranian missile, drone, and small-craft attack Thursday in the Strait of Hormuz — day 69 of a war the...

Reuben JohnsonMay 8, 2026

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At Mach 3, the XB-70 Valkyrie “Lost Pieces Bigger Than the YF-12” — One Test Pilot’s Bar Comeback That Became Aviation Legend

In the mid-1960s, Lockheed’s Mach 3 YF-12 and North American Aviation’s Mach 3 XB-70 Valkyrie were both flying test missions out of Edwards Air...

Brent M. EastwoodMay 8, 2026

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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Before He Walked on the Moon, Neil Armstrong Applied to Fly the X-20 Dyna-Soar — A Mach 5 Spaceplane That Was Cancelled and Never Flew

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Canada Built a Mach 2 Fighter in 1957 and Destroyed Every One in 1959 — Its Engineers Went to NASA and Helped Build the Apollo Program

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

For 20 Years the U.S. Watched China Take the First Island Chain — Now Marines Are Firing Missiles Within Striking Range of Taiwan

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The SR-71 Blackbird’s Pratt & Whitney J58 Engines Suffered an ‘Unstart’ at 83,000 Feet — and the Aircraft Began Falling Sideways

Dollars and Sense

At 2,071 MPH, Boeing’s 2707 Was Faster and Bigger Than Concorde — Congress Killed It in 1971 by 1 Vote and No American SST Has Flown Since

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

On July 29, 1967, the USS Forrestal Burned for 17 Hours — 134 Sailors Died and John McCain Was Almost One of Them

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

At Mach 2.1 and $9 Million, the F-20 Tigershark Cost a Quarter of an F-14 — 40 Years Later, the U.S. Has Never Built Anything Like It

The Treaty

‘The Market Hasn’t Seen the Full Impact’: The Iran War Could Create a Historic Oil Crisis

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

At Mach 3, the XB-70 Valkyrie “Lost Pieces Bigger Than the YF-12” — One Test Pilot’s Bar Comeback That Became Aviation Legend

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