The F-111 was the largest fighter bomber in the US arsenal, flexible enough to deliver both low-altitude flight and supersonic speed. But it was its distinctive shape that stood out–flight crews dubbed it the "Aardvark." A new episode of Air Warriors premieres tonight at 8 PM. | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation

Project Pluto's full name was the Supersonic Low Altitude Missile (SLAM), designed to travel at Mach 3—over 2,300 miles per hour—at treetop level. Its unshielded nuclear ramjet engine was successfully tested on the ground in Nevada, proving the technology could work. The Tory II-C test reactor achieved a power output of ~461 megawatts~. However, the missile's unique characteristics created new nightmares: it would have been deafeningly loud, detectable from miles away, and its exhaust would have

The SLAM Missile is one of the most advanced and deadly weapons to exist on the planet. In today's video we look at the history of the powerful missile and the bleak future is the missile was ever put to use. How did USA, Russia and other countries react to it? | The Infographics Show