Most modern fighter jets can stay airborne for less than an hour without refueling, making aerial tankers essential to almost ...

As terrible recent conflicts have shown, the fighter aircraft is far from dead and can prove vital for a nation’s survival. The most modern fighters can shoot down an enemy aircraft at a range of 100 ...

The McDonnell Douglas Phantom II was one of the most successful and widely used fighter aircraft of the Cold War, and its ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y., Dec. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In the realm of modern air combat, the integration of Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar has become an industry standard for all ...

Air superiority doesn’t just enable victory on the modern battlefield, in an indirect sense it determines which aircraft can ...

Just as Toyota's vehicles have dominated roads worldwide through unbreakable reliability, low ownership costs, and ...

China confirmation that its export-configured J-10CE fighter jet has achieved its first combat victory marks a pivotal moment ...

As a light fighter-bomber armed with 250- or 500-lb bombs, the Whirlwind was effective, proving itself in sweeps of the ...

Thrust vectoring—essentially redirecting the plane’s exhaust flow—allows modern fighters to quickly change direction, giving them an edge in close combat. Thrust vectoring nozzles are one of the most ...

Today, aircraft wings are increasingly designed to prioritize stealth characteristics over raw speed—giving them a smooth, unbroken connection to the aircraft’s main fuselage. The wing of a fighter ...