On April 18, 1988, the U.S. Navy destroyed two Iranian oil platforms, sunk one frigate and a missile boat, crippled a second ...

Three F-16 pilots took down Iranian missiles and drones set for Israel in April 2024 by using their aircraft missiles and ...

The Il-28 bomber saw extensive wartime service across the globe. Deployed by over 20 nations, it fought in the Biafran and the North Yemen Civil wars. Used in air raids from Africa to Asia, it faced ...

The B-1 Lancer combines the speed of a fighter with the payload of a heavy bomber. It can fly at supersonic speeds, maneuver aggressively, and deliver massive conventional firepower. Few aircraft can ...

The force of Navy, Air Force and Marine F-22s, F/A-18s, F-35s and drones struck several sites in Caracas as the Army captured Nicolás Maduro. By Nicholas Slayton Updated Jan 4, 2026 4:47 PM EST The ...

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Chinese and Russian warplanes flew around Japan’s southern islands, following a course taken days earlier by China’s first aircraft carrier, prompting Tokyo to scramble fighters amid rising military ...

The Boeing B-52 is on track to become the first jet-powered aircraft to reach 100 years of continuous service, a milestone it will hit in the 2050s, thanks in part to its strategic reinvention and ...

The United States nuclear-capable bomber fleet saw its capabilities bolstered when a B-2 stealth aircraft—the same type used to strike Iran in June—that was significantly damaged in an incident four ...

Some utterly brilliant engineering has gone into the grim task of creating bombers in Britain. While many formidable British bombers did go into service, such as the Lancaster, Canberra and Victor, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. Even as the United States Air Force expects the T-7A Red Hawk to ...