The media’s perspective of Red Flag

The media’s perspective of Red Flag

Red Flag is the world’s largest military exercise which occurs quite frequently every year. A few years ago, photographers were interviewed on their perspective on this military exercise. https://youtu.be/MVrQboP-FoQ Day 1  – March 14, 2012 Red Flag 12-3 started...
The 5 weirdest missiles and bombs ever made!

The 5 weirdest missiles and bombs ever made!

History is filled with different examples of types of human ingenuity run amok. Weapons design is surely no exception. A group of Quora users sought to answer the question “What are some historical weapons that most people have never heard of?” The answers...
The V1 Flying Bomb

The V1 Flying Bomb

The V1 Flying bomb was the worlds first cruise missile. An unmanned gyro guided plane that delivered a tonne of high explosive each time one hurtled into the ground. 2419 were to explode in London between June 1944 and March 1945, which is just 9 months....

How G-Force works

Watching films like Top Gun or Operation: Red Flag the appeal of being a fighter jet pilot, is easily seen, but would the famous actor Tom Cruise have made a real fighter pilot, let alone you or me? The cockpit of a fighter plane is a very restricted and highly...