The U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is one step closer to flying the C-130J Super Hercules—one of its workhorse ...

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is channeling tens of millions of dollars into Aurora Flight Sciences for two experimental aircraft programs that together could redefine how the U.S.

The X-76 is the latest in a long series of experimental X-planes developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

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The A-1 Skyraider holds a unique place in the chronicles of U.S. military aviation. As the last propeller-driven fighter, it marked the end of an era, combining power, versatility, and resilience in a ...

Military aircraft are typically judged by specifications and engineering elegance. But sometimes combat history repeatedly shows that those measures can be misleading. Some aircraft entered service ...

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Crew skill and tactical adaptation determined combat aircraft effectiveness more than design quality across multiple conflicts. The F-4 Phantom achieved high kill ratios only after Top Gun training ...

The United States has built almost all of the world’s most expensive aircraft—typically for niche roles such as stealth bombing or electronic warfare. Modern military aircraft are engineering ...

In the next few decades, the standard passenger aircraft will look radically different, according to the head of one of the world’s largest plane manufacturers. Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said in a ...

Throughout history, many of the technologies that define modern life began as military innovations.

Russian president Vladimir Putin says building a modern civil aircraft industry has required a strategic rethink from the Soviet era, when civil aircraft design was largely influenced by military ...