Thomas Wildenberg is an award-winning scholar with a specialization in aviation, aviators, and technical innovation in the military. He is the author of numerous books, including The Origins of Aegis: Eli T. Reich, Wayne Meyer, and the Creation of a Revolutionary Naval Weapons System (2024) and Fighting in the Electromagnetic Spectrum: U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Electronic Warfare Aircraft, Operations, and Equipment (2023), both from Naval Institute Press.