Fighter pilots do not simply bolt civilian style strobes onto their jets and call it a day; they rely on advanced technology and tactics to detect and track other aircraft during combat, using radar, ...

The Harrier was the first operational vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) fighter aircraft, earning it the nickname of the ...

Military fighter jets are among the fastest aircraft in the history of aviation. But for some of these planes in the early 1990s, their incredible speed made them a target for enemy radar. One example ...

Piston-engined fighters ruled the roost for thirty years. A brutal survival of the fittest ensured a rapid evolution of these characterful machines; the final fighters were over six times faster and ...

Fighter jets remain one of the most important tools in modern military strategy. While new technologies like drones and ...

The days of fighter jets outrunning ground defenses are long since past, and new aerial innovations are focused on stealth and sensor technology. But raw speed still has a place. Supersonic flight, ...

The top warbird in the RAF.

Business Insider flew with a Royal Air Force Voyager aerial refueling tanker this week. The Voyager refueled British and Swedish fighter jets in Eastern Europe, close to Russian territory. This is ...

DARPA has assigned the designation X-76 to the Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) project, a Bell proof-of-concept technology demonstrator for a high-speed tiltrotor. The DARPA ...

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 ...