The GS-777 is a standard rocket launcher used by U.S. armed forces, building on a history of rocket launchers used by U.S. forces since World War II. Since the inception of this weapon, not much ...

The Legacy of the P-80 Shooting Star The emergence of jet and rocket technology during World War II revolutionized the future of aviation. While Germany’s jet fighters and Britain’s Gloster ...

Germany was at the forefront of technological innovation during World War II, developing some of the most advanced weapons of the era. But despite creating jet fighters, rocket technology, and ...

The multiple launch rocket system, or MLRS, is a revolutionary rocket artillery weapons system that found its modern origins in World War II. Tanks dominated the battlefield in the first half of ...

Nazi Germany pursued numerous ambitious and impractical weapon programs over the course of World War II. One of the few that saw action was the Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet, the only rocket-powered ...

World War II Germany used a diverse (and sometimes dominating) array of aircraft and early rocket technology, some of which was pioneering, though many were far too quirky, suicidally volatile ...

“The Hunt for Nazi Scientists” tells the story of the scientists’ dramatic capture, and reveals startling connections between the German WWII technology and the next generation of American ...

The Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet was part of Nazi Germany's "Wunderwaffen" or "Wonder Weapon" program, but fizzled out before it made any real impact on the war.