The days of diapers and sponges on long, toiletless flights could be numbered for female service members, thanks to a new cup designed for women. The in-flight bladder relief system, now being tested ...

The US Air Force is fielding an improved "in-flight bladder relief device" (to put it politely) called the Omni Generation 3 Skydrate that will allow male and female pilots to fly long air missions ...

During more than a century of manned flight, a nagging problem has been how to answer nature’s call when up in the wild blue yonder. Modern fighter jets such as the F-15 Eagle top out at more than ...

The US Air Force is getting new in-flight bladder-relief technology for its pilots. Problems with the previous system led pilots, especially female pilots, to dehydrate themselves to avoid using it.

A maintainer marshalls an F-35 on the flightline at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., in 2015, when the Air Force first began training women pilots to fly F-35s. (Photo by Marleah Cabano/U.S. Air Force) The ...