Early bombers relied on gravity to release their weapons, but modern fighter jets travel too fast for that approach to work ...

On March 18, 2016, what began as a routine carrier landing aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower turned into a near-catastrophe. A U.S. Navy E-2 Hawkeye surveillance aircraft touched down as usual, its ...

The U.S. Air Force could face a shortfall in combat fighters, according to defense industry outlets citing a report to Congress on the service’s 10-year fleet requirements. Newsweek has contacted the ...

An ambitious Air Force plan to acquire hundreds more advanced fighter jets for homeland defense over the next decade would require a blank check from Congress and expanding the tactical aircraft ...

The refinement of the fighter jet seems to have happened at a blistering pace. The world's first operative fighter jet was Germany's Messerschmitt Me 262, which took to the skies during the latter ...

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