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Ukraine says it attacked a Russian base where fighter-bombers and their glide bombs are kept
Russia has used its Su-34 fighter-bomber aircraft to drop highly destructive glide bombs targeting …
Jake Epstein
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The US Air Force is testing a self-flying F-16 fighter jet — and is sending its boss up as a passenger
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has volunteered to be a passenger in a self-flying F-16 to see ho…
Mikhaila Friel
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Ukraine shoots down 4 Russian fighter jets in weekend killstreak, says air force chief
Ukrainian forces destroyed three Russian Su-34s and one Su-35, said Lieutenant General Mykola Olesh…
Rebecca Rommen
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The world's most popular fighter jet just turned 50, but it still packs a punch
The F-16 Fighting Falcon that first flew five decades ago remains the backbone of American airpower…
Constantine Atlamazoglou
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The US is upgrading its fighter fleets in Japan, boosting its Pacific airpower with the newest jets
The Pentagon announced the fighter jet overhaul on Wednesday, which includes transferring dozens of…
Chris Panella
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Ukraine just dismissed the commander of its air force after losing an F-16 and a pilot in a battle against Russian missiles
Ukraine is investigating what caused the crash of the F-16 jet, which occurred during a massive Rus…
Chris Panella
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Zelenskyy says the problem with the coming F-16 fighter jets is the same one Ukraine had with the Abrams tanks
Ukraine received just 31 Abrams from the US last fall, and the tanks have had minimal effects on th…
Chris Panella,Jake Epstein
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Images of Ukraine's new F-16s and their weapons hint at what the US-made fighter jets may start off doing against the Russians
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shared an official video of Kyiv's new F-16s armed with pow…
Jake Epstein
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Russia says it scrambled fighter jets to intercept 2 US B-52H Stratofortress bombers approaching the Russian border
The B-52H Stratofortress is a long-range heavy bomber that can carry both conventional and nuclear …
Rebecca Rommen
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I was the first Black female pilot in the US Air Force, and captained a commercial jet for 30 years. Some people still questioned if I was qualified to fly.
Captain Theresa Claiborne has just come to the end of a legendary career as a pilot.
Polly Thompson
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'Pushpak' aces test: ISRO achieves yet another success in Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) landing experiment
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday achieved another success in the Reusable La…
ANI
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A weird legacy of the Falklands War could get Ukraine 5 fighter jets: report
Argentina is reportedly in talks to help provide Ukraine with Super Étendard fighter jets it has in…
Thibault Spirlet
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A US Air Force squadron tinkered with the electronic warfare systems on Ukraine's new F-16s so they could fight evolving Russian threats
Electronic warfare has played a prominent role in Ukraine, with both sides using it to mess with en…
Jake Epstein
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Egypt looks elsewhere to get the stealth fighters the US reneged on
Egypt's seeking 4th and 5th-generation stealth fighter jets from China after the US reneged on an o…
Paul Iddon
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A new experimental US Air Force bomb can sink warships, but the question is if it's the right weapon for a war with China
The US military hails its experimental QUICKSINK weapon as a low-cost way to defeat surface vessels…
Jake Epstein
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Ukraine proves it can target the Russian air force's weakest link
Ukraine appears to have hit on a strategy to strike back at the Russian jets lobbing glide bombs at…
Michael Peck
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A US ally is forging ties with China's air force but probably won't get its J-20 stealth fighter
The United Arab Emirates is building ties to China's air force in what may be a scheme to eventuall…
Paul Iddon
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A Russian spy plane violated Japan's airspace 3 times, driving it to scramble its fighters and fire flares
Tokyo's defense ministry said the Russian surveillance plane violated its airspace repeatedly on Mo…
Chris Panella
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This new air-to-air missile appears to be the US Navy's answer to the growing reach of China's weapons
China has been developing air-to-air missiles with increasingly greater range. The US Navy seems to…
Chris Panella
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The Houthi air force has a single fighter jet an ancient F-5. The US is very much not afraid of it.
The Houthi rebels reportedly have just one F5 jet, and the US says it's nothing to be afraid of.