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 ...

We watched RAF aircraft hover directly into RAF Marham in England. The Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II demonstrated its short takeoff and vertical landing capability. Seeing a modern fighter jet ...

Japan plans to expand the number of bases hosting advanced F-35A stealth fighter jets amid neighboring countries' military activities and air power modernization efforts. Chitose Air Base on Hokkaido, ...

NATO member Poland scrambled fighter jets overnight as Russia launched strikes on Ukraine, Warsaw's military said on Tuesday. Poland also put ground-based air defense and radar reconnaissance systems ...

Thrust vectoring—essentially redirecting the plane’s exhaust flow—allows modern fighters to quickly change direction, giving them an edge in close combat. Thrust vectoring nozzles are one of the most ...

The Trump administration launched military strikes Friday in Syria against Islamic State group fighters and weapons sites in retaliation for an ambush attack that killed two U.S. troops and a U.S.

The night was warm and muggy over New Castle Air Force Base in Delaware, the kind of heat that clung to the metal skins of the alert fighter jets lined along the runway. Lt. William L. Patterson of ...

Finland’s first F-35 is now on its way to Ebbing Air Force National Guard Base, where Finnish pilots will train on its use before returning home. Lockheed Martin formally delivered the first F-35A ...

Just weeks after defence manufacturer Northrop Grumman unveiled its Talon uncrewed jet, the design has received a major endorsement from the US Air Force (USAF). The service on 22 December gave the ...

Ground crew prepare a Swedish Air Force Gripen fighter jet during the Ramstein Flag 24 NATO exercise at Andravida Airbase near Andravida, Greece, on Oct. 10, 2024. (Hilary Swift/Bloomberg via Getty ...