On a spring night in 1989, Soviet fighter pilot Aleksandr Zuyev staged one of the Cold War’s boldest defections—stealing a ...

LONDON, Sept. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded BAE Systems (BAESY) (LSE: BA) a contract to develop its Striker II Helmet Mounted Display (HMD) for the Royal Air ...

Since World War I, aerial combat has changed significantly. Starting from simple reconnaissance and small-scale dogfights with biplanes, aerial warfare today involves complex air combat tactics with ...

As a kid, I loved flipping through my dad's extensive library of books on the Army Air Corps in WWII. The images of confident young fighter pilots posing next to their sleek, aluminum aircraft ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Lloyd W. “Fig” Newton graduated from Tennessee State University in 1966 and became an Air Force fighter pilot. He flew ...

Though fighter aircraft are precision-designed instruments of war, there's no denying the rush that pilots get from strapping into these incredible machines. Similarly to cars, their appeal goes ...