The principal takeaway here is that the F-15 Eagle is objectively faster, but that the F-35 Lightning II is the smarter ...

Piston-engined fighters ruled the roost for thirty years. A brutal survival of the fittest ensured a rapid evolution of these ...

A new indigenously developed Hybrid Brake Parachute aims to boost operational safety and pilot survivability for India’s ...

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 ...

Owning one of the fastest machines on the market, however, is a flex on an entirely different level. Ever since Chuck ...

India has achieved another significant milestone in the field of indigenous air defense systems with the successful ...

An electromagnetic catapult on the aircraft carrier Fujian stops at the end of the track after completing a regular test, ...

However, not all Air Force bases are expansive hubs filled with combat aircraft and long flight lines. Some of the service’s ...

Often referred to as the J-36 and J-50, these aircraft are widely believed to represent China’s vision for future, ...

The old hangar still stands along New Highway, south of the American Airpower Museum, on the grounds of Republic Airport in East Farmingdale. A gigantic, Quonset hut-style building, now pained by rust ...

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, ...

Russia has always placed a doctrinal emphasis on extreme maneuverability, usually at the expense of certain stealth features.