By the end of World War II, advancements in military technology rendered traditional battleship guns less decisive. In ...

The Mitsubishi A6M Zero is probably the best-known military fighter used in WW2, but Kawasaki also made several aircraft for ...

The Essex-class aircraft carriers proved their worth in World War II, setting a standard ... all mounted a formidable anti-air defense of their own. Twelve 5-inch guns, seventeen 40mm Bofors ...

Today's US Navy is poorly equipped to support a landing force, but that wasn't the case decades ago when it had ships like ...

In August 1945, North Field launched the two bombers that carried out the first and only wartime use of nuclear weapons in ...

Multiple Russian military aircraft were spotted last year with tires placed on top of them, but the reason behind this tactic ...

The opening of the North Carolina airfield follows the service’s June recertification of an airfield on the Pacific island of ...

Though he was peppered by shrapnel and severely burned after a kamikaze pilot slammed into his ship, Lt. Richard McCool Jr.

Naval strength has long been a vital factor in global politics. Here are 10 ships that were involved in key moments in major ...

three Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns with spare parts, and other equipment in its latest delivery of military aid to Ukraine, the German government said on Sept. 19. The tranche also ...

Two Korean War veterans from Owensboro, David McBride and Jack Mesplay, recently discovered they had served on the same ship, ...

A group of Wood County elementary students visited a piece of history in Marietta Friday morning. Three classes of fifth ...