The Battle of Kasserine Pass was America's first major fight against the European Axis in World War II. It turned into one of ...

On 8 May 1942, United States and Australian naval and air forces engaged with the Imperial Japanese Navy in the Battle of the ...

There's a long and contentious history of US interest in the Arctic island, but it seems to have entered a new phase under ...

On 9 April 1940, the day that Denmark fell to the Nazi war machine, the Danish envoy to the United States, Henrik Kauffmann, ...

For the first time in American history, U.S. soldiers would fight under a foreign command. In 93 minutes, they would help win ...

World War 2 had its fair share of technologically advanced weapons. Take a look at some of the most forward-thinking to see ...

Almost 1,000 African Americans trained at the Army Airfield in Tuskegee, Alabama. Nearly half were sent overseas for combat ...

The US president flies on Air Force One. Other countries have their own presidential planes. Boeing 747 jumbo jets and Airbus A330 and A340 planes are popular options for world leaders. The Boeing ...

In the summer of 1943, behind a guarded circus tent at Lockheed’s Burbank factory, a handpicked team led by Kelly Johnson raced against time to build a jet fighter the public was never meant to see.

Empathy is under attack lately. The all-important ability to see the world through another person’s eyes is now being recast as something corrosive. The argument goes like this: if you’re empathetic, ...

Seen featuring its disctinctive underfuselage fairing for the Leonardo Seaspray 7500 surface search radar, the SeaGuardian has been approved for procurement by the German Navy. (Janes/Gareth Jennings) ...

The fighter aircraft was never more important than it was during the global calamity that began in 1939. However, at this time of need, the fighter types available were pretty limited to say the least ...