In 1963, the Lockheed A-12 (code-named “Archangel”) became America’s first supersonic stealth plane. Incredibly fast, much ...

Designers and crew like to give their aircraft nicknames—very often, the nickname that sticks is from an attribute of the ...

The Ch-22 Raduga missile, launched by the Russians from a Tu-22M3 bomber, malfunctioned and instead of reaching Ukraine, fell ...

Defense industry giants are not short on orders. Even the largest companies, like Lockheed Martin, run programs that incur ...

JSDF Image A pair of Russian Tu-95 bombers escorted by two Russian fighter aircraft carried out a eight-hour flight over the Sea of Okhotsk and Sea of Japan on Thursday, prompting Japan to ...

The B-2 is perhaps the most celebrated bomber in the inventory. And at $2 billion per unit (more than any other aircraft ever) maybe the B-2 should be. The B-2’s special status was reinforced ...

The Air Force is older, smaller, and less ready than it has ever been in its history. President Trump must prioritize fixing ...

The skies over our planet are the domain of the fighter jet, the most terrifying and deadly predator the Earth has ever known. These marvels exist at the bleeding edge of science and technology ...

Although the Saab 2000 fleet is over 30 years old, more than half are still important cogs in the regional airline industry.

The X-1 was first flown on glide tests, in Florida, after being dropped from a B-29 at 29,000 feet. It wasn’t until information collected during the glide tests was processed, and adjustments were ...

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