World War II fielded some of the first iconic fighter jets in military history. It also saw the arrival of some profound early failures in aviation design.

The Boeing B-29 was the most advanced bomber of World War Two, and more expensive to design and build than the atomic bombs ...

From the years 1940 to 1945, the United States played a pivotal role in the outcome of World War II by bolstering its military production capabilities. After already calling on the U.S. to become ...

With no engine, gliders were towed by other planes before being released to slip silently past enemy lines. They were used ...

Ernest Pugh went off to war in 1942. The plane he flew hadn’t been seen in 80 years … until it was found on the top of a mountain Papua New Guinea.

Yet on June 8, 1940, the British aircraft carrier HMS Glorious discovered why carriers should need to stay far away from enemy surface fleets. The Glorious encountered not one, but two German ...

Old Cold War-era T-55 tanks are being dusted off to replace destroyed modern armor pieces. And now Ukraine is using the KS-19, an anti-aircraft gun that first entered service more than seven ...