The United States has produced many of the most powerful and impactful fighter jets and these remain the mainstay of any air ...

Fighter plane tails were dramatically reshaped after the advent of “fly-by-wire” controls, rendering the aircraft’s stability irrelevant. What’s in a tail? The tail of a fighter aircraft, specifically ...

Nearly seven decades after its first flight, the Hawker Hunter is still roaring through military airspace. Officially retired from front-line Royal Air Force (RAF) service in the early 1970s, the ...

Sonic booms can be loud. Really loud. Commercial aviation was restricted from breaking the sound barrier after a handful of tests in the 1960s showed just how harmful going supersonic could be to ...

Washington ― Michigan’s congressional delegation is aiming to use the upcoming defense policy bill to block the Air Force from retiring the A-10 “Warthog” Thunderbolt II “early” in 2026 to ensure the ...