The United States Air Force is closing in on a generational leap in fighter jet technology, and the timeline for getting that capability into service is becoming clearer. The Next Generation Air ...

The idea sounds like science fiction at first glance. A small American firm, Stavatti Aerospace, is pitching a “bat wing” ...

Military aviation history is crowded with fighters that never made it past prototypes or limited test fleets, yet still changed how air wars are fought. Many of these designs were simply too ambitious ...

“We are looking at a lot of different things, 150 projects,” said Per Nilsson, who works on advanced programs at Saab’s Aeronautics business. Which technologies will be trialed on the first iteration ...

The USAF is well funded, has many allies, enjoys a large and technologically advanced economy, and focuses on the fundamentals.

You don't need to have seen either "Top Gun" movie to know that fighter jets can flip upside down, unlike commercial aircraft. But the sight of an inverted jet doesn't mean physics has flipped on its ...

While it might be tempting for the general public to refer to any military aircraft that flies fast as a fighter jet, there are a couple that don't exactly fit that designation. The legendary A-10 ...

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A modern fighter jet’s weapons systems officer is responsible for monitoring sensor data, operating weapons, and conducting electronic warfare. In Top Gun, Anthony Edward’s lovable character Goose is ...

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In commercial aviation, landings are designed to be gentle, with the idea that travelers will avoid planes with rough landings—but military aircraft place far less emphasis on comfort. Many people ...