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Military helicopters are fast, noisy machines, so they’ve never been what you might call “stealthy.” Despite this, the United States managed to reconfigure a small number of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters with stealth capabilities, for […]

For almost all of human history, boats were made of wood. Sure, today we’ve got amazing ships built from steel and composites, but people have been sailing for thousands of years, so almost every

Alexyz3d/Getty Images One of the key military innovations of the 21st century is the development of hypersonic missiles. Leading nations are hard at work developing the technology to move missiles five times

George Frey/Getty Images If you’ve ever watched a movie like “Top Gun” or “Iron Eagle,” there’s a good chance you’ve given some thought to becoming a fighter pilot. Fighter jets are some

Typically, when people think of drones, they likely picture something like a quadcopter — a small aircraft with limited range. For civilians, these are used for everything from recreational racing to assessing roof damage

CHUYKO SERGEY/Shutterstock You’ve likely heard it hundreds of times over the years: SOS is the international call for help. While this is well-known, what isn’t as understood is what the letters mean

The People’s Republic of China has a habit of copying Western technology, whether it’s something for commercial use or a new weapon employed by the military. Like the United States and other Western nations,

Dan Thornberg/Shutterstock There’s a market for people interested in purchasing and flying military planes. The aircraft are called Warbirds, and if you have the funds, you can purchase one. The F-16 Fighting Falcon

Sometimes, a navy vessel that’s severely damaged cannot be repaired and the only solution is to send it to a watery gravy, so it’s scuttled and sent to the briny deep. The USS Chopper

The U.S. military has been using drones for decades, though their popularity has skyrocketed in recent years. Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) like the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper tend to get most of the