In military aviation, raw speed is no longer a benchmark for domination over the ...

From canvas biplanes to stealthy jets, air superiority has been defined by a handful of warplanes that forced every rival to ...

When the F-22 assembly line was shut down, the U.S. Air Force had a solid ceiling on the best fighter to use in the ...

At the heart of the Air Force's combat search and rescue corps is its aging fleet of rescue helicopters. But as the Air Force ...

The software and hardware that will control tomorrow's combat drones got a workout on January 18, as a General Atomics MQ-20 ...

Militaries eager to introduce unmanned Collaborative Combat Aircraft will fail to gain a combat edge unless they transform ...

In these, aircraft losses in combat are more likely than not. Modern air forces fighting in such wars might have short lives. In the last major air war of 1939-1945, many tens of thousands of aircraft ...

The YFQ-42 becomes the first of the U.S. Air Force’s new Collaborative Combat Aircraft to enter flight testing. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has announced on Aug. 27, 2025, that its YFQ-42A ...

A YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft test aircraft is staged in Poway, Calif., May 19, 2025. The Department of the Air Force has begun ground testing for the CCA program to validate performance and ...

F‑5s and T‑38s have appeared in several films, portraying both themselves and other aircraft types. The parody Hot Shots!

The U.S. Air Force is looking for contractors who can train foreign pilots receiving American military aid, according to an ...