Military History

A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off…

The Pontifical Swiss Guard (Papal Swiss Guard, Swiss Guard; Pontificia Cohors Helvetica, Cohors Pedestris Helvetiorum a Sacra Custodia Pontificis; Italian:Guardia Svizzera Pontificia; Päpstliche…

In 1964, studies were initiated about a possible replacement vehicle for the AMX 30: the Engin Principal Prospectif. In 1971, in view of…

Air Force Day is one of the Russian professional holidays. It’s annually celebrated on August 12. The holiday was established in 2006 by…

Leonardo’s 70 birthday candles in 2018 represent the Company’s 70 years as a key player in Italy’s industrial history. As Finmeccanica’s successor, Leonardo…

Army Recognition is proposing an unusual video: the main battle tank history, from Leonardo da Vinci’s project in 1485 up to the current…

Founded in the mid 1940s at the height of WWII when defense acquisitions needed to be fast-tracked to remain ahead of Axis adversaries,…

June 1942: Believing the U.S. Pacific Fleet is on the verge of collapse, the Japanese hope another defeat will force the U.S. to…

On 29 May, we will celebrate the 70th anniversary of UN peacekeeping! The United Nations Peacekeeping began in 1948. Its first mission was…