Japan Turned to Kamikaze Frogmen to Defend Against a Potential Allied Invasion
Photo Credit: 1. Reinhard Dirscherl / ullstein bild / Getty Images 2. Apic / Getty Images In the final stages of the Second World War, both the Allied and Axis powers turned to more extravagant plans in an attempt to bring…
Flying ‘the Hump’ Required Allied Pilots to Fly Over the Himalayas in Terrible Conditions
Photo Credit: PhotoQuest / Getty Images (Colorized by Palette.fm) During the Second World War, the Allied forces in the China Burma India (CBI) Theater faced a formidable logistical challenge in supplying troops and equipment across vast distances and treacherous terrain….
Japan to Sail Carrier Into South China Sea In Massive Show of Force
Japan’s Izumo class helicopter carrier will be sent on an unprecedented three month long patrol the the tumultuous South China Sea. The Izumo will call on ports in Singapore, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Indonesia ahead of joining the large scale “Malabar” international naval exercises in the Indian Ocean….
Littoral Combat Ship Fires Its First Vertical Launch Hellfire Missi
On February 28th, the Freedom class Littoral Combat Ship USS Detroit fired a Hellfire missile for the first time. The event came nearly three years after the Navy identified the Hellfire Missile to replace the cancelled XM-501 Non Line-Of-Sight (NLOS) missile system. It was…
US Stryker Deployment to Manbij, Syria Appears to Have Been a Blocking Move
Last weekend, US Stryker armored fighting vehicles appeared seemingly out of nowhere in Syria and descended onto the Kurdish-held town of Manbij. Their arrival was anything but inconspicuous, as the convoy of multiple Strykers, in various configurations, along with tricked-out Humvees rolled…
Check Out This Pic of an F-35B Firing its Gun Pod in the Air for the First Time
The F-35B and C’s belly-mounted gun pod has finally been fired in the air. BF-1, the first F-35B built, was used for the test which occurred near Naval Air Station Patuxent River on February 21st. You can read all about…