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Anton Petrus/Getty Images Aircraft carriers have been around since before World War I, but it took some time before they evolved into the floating islands they are today. Initially, The U.S. Navy’s first-ever aircraft carrier could barely launch any aircraft, and was limited by size, speed, and other factors. The battleship ruled the seas throughout

BigTunaOnline/Shutterstock «Don’t be evil.» That was the corporate slogan held by Google until 2018. However, while it made for a nice motto, it has increasingly become a phrase thrown back in Google’s face with mocking tones by critics. In July 2024, a federal judge ruled that Google is a search and text ad monopoly, confirming

Jonathan Knowles/Getty Images Many of us had toy airplanes as kids, and the idea of taking one up for a spin and then parking it in the driveway is a fantasy. It begs the question: is it really possible to own a fighter jet, or must we resign ourselves to watching them at airshows and

Jetlinerimages/Getty Images Through the latter half of the 20th century, Boeing’s legendary 747 jet was the largest passenger aircraft in the air. But for much of the 21st century, that title has belonged to an aircraft from a different manufacturer, with Airbus’ A380 becoming the largest passenger aircraft in 2007. The road to earning that

Thiti Laohapinyojantra/Shutterstock In just about any kind of high-intensity physical activity, protecting your head is of the utmost importance. Injuries to your limbs and torso can be mended, but a severe impact to your head can be permanently debilitating, if not fatal. While calling it a «physical activity» is perhaps underselling it a bit, this

Britain has been using the Challenger 2 main battle tank (MBT) since it was first introduced in the 1990s. Plans to upgrade the U.K.’s fleet of MBTs in the early 2000s, but issues arose, and the tanks didn’t begin the Life Extension Program (LEP) until 2014. Eventually, the program evolved into an entirely new tank design

FellowNeko/Shutterstock In today’s digital age, concerns over data and privacy are more relevant than ever. With massive data breaches like the recent AT&T data leak, concerned outcries over who has access to our data and how they plan to use it got so loud that the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to ban

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Artistgndphotography/Getty Images It seems like our iPhones can do basically anything. From simple tasks such as calling and texting to game-changing hidden features like advanced photo editing and the ability to detect nearby aircraft, it’s sometimes hard to believe that such a versatile tool can be

Guvendemir/Getty Images While fixed-wing aircraft are one of the strongest parts of the United States’ air power, they don’t dominate the Army’s fleet. That’s because Army aviation instead relies heavily on helicopters. These days, the Army operates more than 5,460 helicopters of different types, which made up 41.2% of the U.S. military’s air power in

InsectWorld/Shutterstock When the Flyer of the Wright Brothers leapt off the ground at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in December 1903, they never imagined that in just a few (relatively) short decades, their one-person plane would go from a vehicle crafted of spruce, ash, and cotton cloth to steel behemoths carrying hundreds of passengers around the globe. Advertisement Boeing’s 727