Wings of Steel

WINGS OF STEEL A High-Octane Military Aviation Thriller When a U.S. Navy carrier strike group comes under attack from rogue next-generation aircraft, an elite squadron discovers a truth more dangerous than the enemy fighters in their skies. Commander Hayes, haunted by missions that cost him more than he admits, leads a team of top pilots into a rising global conflict, one that doesn’t come from foreign powers, but from an American defense contractor willing to test weapons on its own military. Aboard the nuclear-powered carrier Vigilant, the squadron faces adrenaline-fueled dogfights, escalating political lies, and the claustrophobic heat of carrier life. Vega, a brilliant electronic warfare pilot with a guarded past, becomes the key to uncovering the origin of the stealth drones circling them like predators. Rook, a rookie flyer with raw talent and a heart stronger than he knows, must fight not only the enemy but the fear of becoming one more name etched into memorial steel. When a covert facility in Alaska surfaces as the source of the attacks, Hayes leads a rogue mission in defiance of Washington’s orders, a mission so classified it can never officially exist. Through Arctic storms, mercenary pilots flying stolen U.S. aircraft, and a final airstrike that shakes the world, the squad battles not only for survival, but for the truth. Yet when politics rewrite the outcome and corporations bury the evidence, the heroes of Vigilant must live with the knowledge that they saved thousands… and will never receive credit for it. Explosive aerial combat. Raw emotion. Secrets worth dying for. Wings of Steel is a pulse-pounding thriller where the sky belongs to no one… and the dead leave their mark on the living.