AIM-7 Sparrow: The Missile That Changed Air Combat
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...
How one missile changed air combat: The AIM-9 Sidewinder
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...
Iran’s Missile Arsenal
Introduction On 13 June 2025, Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, a large-scale air and drone strike against Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure. Israeli jets hit sites including the Natanz uranium enrichment complex, the Fordow underground facility, and a...
The Multiple Kill Vehicle
Several decades ago, engineers from Raytheon and Lockheed Martin developed a prototype for a flying weapon system—a pod-like craft—designed to intercept and destroy multiple ballistic missiles. Using small kinetic energy weapons, this system would be employed through...
Evolution of aircraft camouflage
Within the span of 120 years, military aviation has evolved from a niche experimental weapon, an important observation tool, to now a fundamental battlefield element. The history is well documented. Indeed most videos on this channel look back on these changes. One of...Shop & Membership
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