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COMAC: China's Rival to Airbus and Boeing. Should They Be Worried?
China's COMAC is challenging the Airbus-Boeing duopoly with the C919 jet. Explore the history, technical challenges, certification hurdles, and geopolitical factors shaping this emerging aviation rival.
The A 29 Super Tucano How a Propeller Plane Became a 21st Century War Machine
Discover how the Brazilian-made A-29 Super Tucano, a propeller-driven turboprop, became the global standard for counterinsurgency and light attack missions in modern asymmetric warfare.
Admiral Kuznetsov: The Troubled Life of Russia’s Lone Aircraft Carrier
Explore the beleaguered history of Russia's sole aircraft carrier, from Soviet construction to modern-day disasters, and discover why corruption and neglect have left this once-mighty warship barely seaworthy.
Africa's Great Green Wall: Stopping the Spread of the Sahara
The Great Green Wall is Africa's ambitious plan to build an 8,000-kilometer barrier of vegetation to halt desertification across the Sahel. Learn about its progress, challenges, and uncertain future.
Are We Doing Nuclear Power Wrong?
Nuclear power offers among the lowest-carbon electricity available, yet excessive regulation and public fear have stalled its deployment. This analysis examines how safety rules may be undermining decarbonization efforts.
The Absolute Unit That Was The USS Enterprise
The Convair B-36 Peacemaker was the largest combat aircraft ever built, a nuclear-armed strategic bomber that defined America's early Cold War deterrence strategy with its unprecedented range and payload capacity.
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The Saab 35 Draken: The Groundbreaking Fighter Nobody Talks About
Discover the Saab 35 Draken, Sweden's double-delta wing interceptor that terrified Soviet pilots, pioneered the Cobra maneuver decades before the Su-27, and rewrote fighter design rules during the Cold War.
The Sea Vixen: The Strangest Fighter Jet in British History
Discover the de Havilland Sea Vixen, Britain's weirdest naval fighter jet with its bizarre offset cockpit, appalling crash record, and complicated legacy in Royal Navy service.
Shinano: The Forgotten (And Terrible) First Supercarrier
Discover the tragic story of the Shinano, Japan's massive WWII aircraft carrier converted from a Yamato-class battleship hull. At 65,000 tons, she may have been history's first supercarrier—yet she survived only 10 days in commission and less than 24 hours at sea before sinking.
Space Tourism: Will this Ever Be Practical?
From early NASA dreams to modern billionaires like Musk, Bezos and Branson, space tourism has remained tantalizingly out of reach. We examine whether affordable space travel will ever become reality.
Stryker: the US Army's Supercharged Infantry Carriers
How the Stryker armored vehicle transformed from an interim solution into a cornerstone of modern mechanized warfare, evolving through Iraq, Afghanistan, and into the age of lasers and drone defense.