As fighter jets have grown more and more expensive, pressure has mounted on modern air forces to enable those aircraft to ...

Thrust vectoring—essentially redirecting the plane’s exhaust flow—allows modern fighters to quickly change direction, giving ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y., Dec. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In the realm of modern air combat, the integration of Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar has become an industry standard for all ...

Fighter aircraft have always been the cutting edge of air combat. Whether ripping through the skies of Europe in World […] ...

The U-2’s ability to reach 70,000 feet—an altitude that most modern fighter jets cannot match—came about after a series of remarkable design innovations.

The Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas is a 4.5-generation, all-weather, multi-role fighter aircraft designed to meet the diverse operational needs of the Indian Air Force. Built as a true multi-role ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. Footage has been released of the U.S. Air Force’s most ...

Modern fighter operations place growing cognitive and physical demands on pilots. High-speed engagements, dense sensor inputs ...

A Colorado-based startup is touting a massive new cargo plane as an airlift option for the Pentagon. The Windrunner is supposed to easily carry four modern fighter jets or six Chinooks. While it's ...

All of the Navy's propeller and jet aircraft, except for the F-35, have been given the green light to conduct flight operations aboard the Ford.

Let’s take a look at some of the most interesting details you might not have noticed on your favorite aircraft. Across the variety of aircraft types operating worldwide past and present, there are a ...

Germany has created some of the most iconic and innovative aircraft in history. The ten we have selected are a good mix of some of the highlights of German aviation, though the selection involved the ...