Nov 3, 2025 | Other Military Aviation, Space
We trace the Apollo program from Cold War origins to its collaborative finale, showing how disciplined engineering turned an audacious goal into reality. Let’s start with a list of all the missions: Uncrewed Test Missions Apollo 1 (AS-204) – Intended to be first...
Oct 1, 2025 | Other Military Aviation, Weapon Systems
In the 1960s, beyond-visual-range combat would become possible for the first time. Semi-active radar guided technology allowed for an aircraft to locate a target, transmit this information to a missile computer, and then guide the weapon to its target. During...
Sep 19, 2025 | American, Other Military Aviation
In 1960, the United States Air Force initiated Operation Looking Glass, the conversion of five KC-135s into airborne command and control centres. In the case of nuclear war, these aircraft would take off with top military personnel, and from the skies could mirror the...
Sep 19, 2025 | European, Other Military Aviation
Since the start of the Cold War, Europe’s ability to manufacture military aircraft has decreased dramatically. Today, only a select few fighter aircraft are built on the continent. Large multinational projects have resulted in the Eurofighter, whilst France’s...
Sep 19, 2025 | Other Military Aviation, RAAF
This video is based on Gregor Ferguson’s article of the same name in September’s 2025 issue of Wings magazine. Gregor charts how autonomous and uncrewed systems are reshaping force protection in modern air power—from the RAAF’s pioneering MQ-28A Ghost Bat...
Aug 14, 2025 | Other Military Aviation, Weapon Systems
Over seven decades ago, a new guided missile system emerged that would come to define modern air combat. Born out of a late-1940s research project to develop guided rockets, this weapon was infrared-guided with only rear-aspect tracking capability in its earliest...