The decision between investing in drones or fighter jets ultimately depends on a nation’s military strategy and threat environment.

A newly surfaced image shows the Chinese J-20 stealth fighter carrying eight external air-to-air missiles, a configuration ...

The Pentagon has said that China's air force is preparing upgrades for its J-20 fighter, which may include increasing the number of missiles it can carry.

Next year will mark 40 years since the EF-18 Hornet arrived in Spain, where it first served in Wing 15 in Zaragoza. The ...

Tom Cruise doesn't have anything to do with it, but the Navy flight school featured in the "Top Gun" movies really exists.

The F-5A was a testament to what happens when a defense contractor actually tries to restrain its impulses and focus on making an affordable craft.

In the early 1960s, the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom arrived on the scene. Revolutionary for its time, the Phantom was fast, ...

Entertaining crowds since 1953, the United States Air Force Thunderbirds are one of the world’s best known aerial demonstrations teams, dazzling ...

Iran looks to be getting Su-35 fighter jets from Russia, but they won't fill the gaps in Iran's degraded air defenses against ...

Stretching back to WWII, the history of Russian jet development is intertwined with that of the United States. Here are the ...

Designers and crew like to give their aircraft nicknames—very often, the nickname that sticks is from an attribute of the ...

Turkey moved forward with plans to boost its air force by purchasing several supersonic jets boasting advanced weapons.