Turtle Beach has produced a flight simulator controller system is the best all-in flight sim system we've tested yet -- look at all the buttons!

The market is awash with DIY and bootleg retro consoles. We narrowed down which of the many mini-consoles are best to adorn your gaming space.

Ever wonder where your favorite gadgets came from? Plenty trace back to the ’70s, a decade that was way more high-tech than it gets credit for.

Explore top US Marine Corps combat jets: Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, F-4 Phantom II, F/A-18 Hornet, AV-8B Harrier II, and the F-35B Lightning II.

The USS William D. Porter lost a depth charge, got flooded, wrecked another ship's deck, and nearly blew up President Roosevelt.

The UH-60 Black Hawk was designed to be an all-around utility workhorse, while the MH-60 Seahawk was redesigned specifically for naval environments.

The base model PlayStation 5 may be starting to show its age a bit, but new software could make that less of an issue for graphically intense games.

WWII inspired the creation of a number of inventions to help armies get the upper hand on the enemy. This one did not aid in that cause, but it was wild.

The Pave Hawk helicopter -- sibling to the famous Black Hawk -- took its final flight this month before officially entering retirement. Here's what happened.

Ocean Power Technologies' WAM-V 8 completed a week-long U.S. Army test, although neither party has revealed how well the drone did.

The Shield X-BAT AI-piloted drone has vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capability, making it possible to launch it in a variety of environments.

A Hawker Hurricane is currently undergoing rebuilding in the driveway of Julian Mitchell after he purchased the plane and had it shipped to his house in 2020.

Explore WWII's highest-flying combat aircraft: North American P-51 Mustang, Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, Spitfire Mk VII, Junkers Ju 86, and Ta 152.

Naval warfare has changed a tad since the inception of the United States Navy, leaving a historic trail of combat ships that no longer ride the waves.

One aircraft model maker spent over $38,000 building a very accurate F-14 Tomcat RC model aircraft and it looks just like the real thing (only smaller).

Modern tanks generally use automatic transmissions, like the Allison Transmission X1100-3B in the M1A2 Abrams M8T.

The Sony patent describes how it would enable your DualSense controller to connect wirelessly to your phone to relay credit card information for purchases.

An uncrewed submarine developed by the U.K. test fired a U.S.-made torpedo for the first time, giving this proof-of-concept some real momentum.

Sears has a much-reduced role in the modern market, but for decades it was a major purveyor of electronic gadgets, gizmos, and toys that are nostalgic today.

Planes from WWII were mostly made from aluminum alloys, thanks to their light weight and high durability. They also had glass, steel, and canvas components.

Plenty of old consoles vanished before most gamers ever saw one. A few were brilliant but way too pricey, and the rest were just plain bad.

The U.S. Navy has finally awarded the production contract for its next-gen fighter jets, meaning the overall program is moving forward to meet a 2030s deadline.

The same quality gaming earbuds from SteelSeries, now in a pair of new "Cozy" colors -- colors it's VERY unlikely you've seen before in a pair of earbuds.

Black-and-white checkerboard markings help tracking cameras measure a rocket's motion during launch, separation, and flight for later analysis.

While it's easy to tell the characters in 'Zero Dark Thirty' are fictional, the aircraft look so official it is hard to tell if they are real.

Playing PS3 game discs is pretty difficult today, but it's just gotten a lot easier thanks to the RPCS3 emulator, which can now emulate games from the disc.

SteelSeries Aeon Pro gives the official Xbox Elite Wireless Controller a run for its money with added features and a little screen on top.

The latest iteration of the Dell XPS 13 is a direct competitor of Apple's MacBook Neo and every other light, powerful, affordable Windows laptop on the block.

The U.S. military says its aircraft experience about 3,000 bird strikes a year, costing in $75 million in damage. Some bird strikes can indeed disable fighters.

Dating back to before the SteamDeck, the Switch, or even the GameBoy, these handheld classics may seem basic today, but they were hits in the '80s.

While nothing has been officially announced, China seems to be working on a massive aircraft carrier, significantly larger than America's biggest carrier.

WWII-era backpack and handheld radios were the progenitors of today's cell phones, as both rely on radio transmissions to send voice (and now data) wirelessly.

Florida boaters on a fishing trip ended up recovering a lost U.S. LUCAS attack drone that had been lost at sea.

The Swarm Aero Gamera is a Group 5 drone that's much cheaper than the MQ-9 and also has more flexible payload options.

While the United States Navy owns a number of aircraft for various situations and scenarios, most aviators are trained using just a handful of those.

The battleship era is officially over, as the United States no longer operates a single one. Here is every class to hit the water since the dreadnought.

Classic Tiger Electronics handhelds include The Terminator, Pokémon Pokédex, Paperboy, G.I. Joe: Star Brigade, and Castlevania II.

The majority of WWII naval ships relied on fuel oil for power, though there were some rare holdouts and training ships that used coal-fired boilers.

Five classic Casio Video Game Watches are Egg Panic, Scramble Fighter, Heli-Fighter, Aero Batics, and the highly collectible Basketball.

The U.S. Marines fly the F-35B partly because it's STOVL-capable, making it suited to aircraft carriers and other landing sites with short runways.

There are three CH-53 variants still in use by the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps: the CH-53E Super Stallion, MH-53E Sea Dragon, and the CH-53K King Stallion.

When looking at coal plants and nuclear plants in the U.S., you might wonder which produces more energy. It's a little complicated. Here's what we know.

In September 2026, the U.S. Army awarded a nearly-$500 million contract to AeroVironment, Inc. for its Locust X3 laser system.

The USS Abraham Lincoln sailed into port with a fair amount of rust adorning its underside, but there's a really good reason for it. Here's what we know.

In September 2026, an F-14 Tomcat embarked on a 2,700-mile, two-week journey from a museum in Florida to one in Colorado.

The US Air Force will miss Congress' 1,145 fighter mandate, with F-35A and F-15EX delays impacting the Primary Mission Aircraft Inventory for FY2026.

Some rare and expensive retro gaming accessories include the Steel Battalion controller, the gold Game Boy Camera, and the Elemental Gearbolt Assassin Case.

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Weapons that could potentially sink a U.S. nuclear submarine include heavyweight torpedoes, anti-submarine rockets, and nuclear missiles, bombs, or even mines.