National Interest on MSN1d
RAF Bristol Blenheim: This Civilian Airliner Went on WWII Bombing Runs
After France fell, the Blenheims were tasked with day and night attacks against Nazi-occupied ports and installations.
Adelaide RSL searches for origins of 121-year-old diary from WWI left on doorstep
An Adelaide RSL is searching for the mystery owner of what is believed to be a World War I diary after it was left on its ...
RMT and Nautilus unions end Royal Fleet Auxiliary dispute with plea for better resourced UK armed forces
The most significant aspect of the dispute was the refusal of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union leadership, long promoted as “militants” and “socialists”, to take any action to challenge the Gaza ...
The Aviationist1d
First MEWSIC Next Generation Electronic Warfare System for Royal Navy Ships Delivered
The Maritime Electronic Warfare System Integrated Capability (MEWSIC) will be integrated onto Type 26 and Type 31 frigates, ...
The National Interest1d
Westland Wessex: This Helicopter Turned Heads in “Full Metal Jacket”
The Westland Wessex was the first helicopter in the world with a gas turbine propulsion system to be produced in large numbers. “Get some! Get some! Get some, baby! Haha, get some! Anyone who runs is ...
Underwater enigma: 80 years later, researchers uncover fate of missing submarine
After more than eight decades, new research has revisited the clues from a World War II covert operation lost beneath the ...
Who Names US Navy Ships?
The U.S. Navy has used standard naming conventions for its ships and sumbarines since it was established in 1775, but who ...
El País in English2d
The recovered newsreels that recounted the Spanish Civil War in the US: ‘A nation divided threatens to destroy itself’
A foundation is digitizing the nearly 300 films that the Hearst Corporation recorded during the conflict and were shown in ...
The Soviet Fighter That Swarmed the Skies in WW2
According to the Allies, one of the most critical aspects of winning World War II was establishing air superiority over ...
The American Conservative4d
John Phelan Will Be a Strong Navy Secretary
Great Britain built its empire on the strength of its Navy, as its statesmen well knew. In 1925, one Baron Redesdale declared: “To secure the great road of the sea for its own people and to refuse it ...
Found And Explained on MSN5d
Why The Nazis Never Built An Aircraft Carrier?
You’ve heard of the word Zeppelin and first thing that pops to your mind are large airships, most notably the famous ...
6 Of The Largest Warships In Military History
Warships are a critical component of any military, but some ships were designed to intimidate through their sheer size. Here ...