Designed in the early 1930s under immense political pressure, the Polikarpov I-16 broke nearly every convention of fighter ...

One nation historically dominated the fighter jet export market: the Soviet Union, whose simple, rugged aircraft spread ...

Boeing has released a sneak peek of its designs for the U.S. Navy's next-generation strike fighter, the F/A-XX. Unveiled at the Talihook Symposium in August 2025, the rendering has raised hopes that ...

The United States has the world's most advanced fighter jets, with China also rapidly developing its own advanced ...

The impressive climb performance of the 757 makes it feel like a fighter jet.

US defence manufacturer Lockheed Martin has revealed a new autonomous combat jet design the company is calling Vectis. Unveiled on 21 September ahead of the annual Air and Space Forces Association ...

Nearly half a century after its maiden flight, the F-16 Fighting Falcon, or "Viper" as its pilots call it, continues to be ...

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 ...

After 25 years of operation, the US Air Force officially retired this pioneering fighter jet, but plans to keep using it ...

The Crusader was active during the Vietnam War, ‘scoring’ 19 air-to-air victories for three losses, the best ratio of any US ...