The USA leads the world in military aviation, but fighter jets in Europe and Asia also pack breathless speed, fierce ...

Speed is usually sold as the ultimate advantage in air combat, the quality that lets a fighter jet sprint through danger and vanish before an enemy can react. Yet the faster an aircraft moves, the ...

Military fighter jets are among the fastest aircraft in the history of aviation. But for some of these planes in the early 1990s, their incredible speed made them a target for enemy radar. One example ...

The days of fighter jets outrunning ground defenses are long since past, and new aerial innovations are focused on stealth and sensor technology. But raw speed still has a place. Supersonic flight, ...

The restoration team has now begun work on one of the United States military's most important early combat fighters: the F-104 Starfighter.

Six US aircrew ejected over Kuwait after a friendly fire incident. Surviving the bailout may be the easy part.

Sixth-generation jets will be very hard to detect, boast cutting-edge avionics and weapons, and integrate with new drone ...

The recent deactivation of instructor pilot squadrons underscored this transition, drawing to a close nearly half a century of regular Air Force Eagle operations. Last year, the final active‑duty ...

The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet has anchored U.S. Navy carrier strike operations since entering service in 1999. Larger and more advanced ...