The F-4 Phantom II came with flaws, but its flexibility meant it became the muscle of US air power and helped pave the way ...

Across the United States military, some of the most decisive combat missions are still flown by aircraft that first took to the skies when slide rules and vacuum tubes were standard tools. America’s ...

MOJAVE, Calif.—When Northrop Grumman lost its initial bid for the U.S. Air Force’s collaborative combat aircraft, the company went back to the drawing board. Now, it wants to fly a new prototype, ...

NAS PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The U.S. Navy recently completed a second successful demonstration advancing multi-platform coordination of autonomous systems, an essential step toward developing future ...

Although it is likely still several years from fielding an operational aircraft, the US Navy (USN) has begun the process of developing new tactics incorporating autonomous fighter jets. The Naval Air ...

Throughout U.S. military history, a small number of aircraft have done something more disruptive than outperform their ...

The B-52H has flown for over six decades because no aircraft matches its payload, range, and flexibility. Most Cold War-era platforms survived by adapting to new missions rather than becoming obsolete ...