Next time you’re eating a sandwich on your holiday flight, pause to think about something. The aircraft type you are flying ...

China has gone from 1950s technology in the 1980s to the stealthy combat aircraft of today. No other nation has made such rapid progress in the field of aviation technology in the last forty years as ...

Across the United States military, some of the most decisive combat missions are still flown by aircraft that first took to ...

The United States Navy’s EA-18G Growler electronic attack fighters are one of a small number of military aircraft types dedicated to the task of jamming—and potentially destroying—hostile radars that ...

Special operations aircraft are chosen for proven reliability in hostile environments rather than cutting-edge specs. The 160th SOAR depends heavily on the MH-60 Black Hawk and MH-47G Chinook for ...

There are several different types of military aircraft, but one significant example is the fighter jet. Fighter jets fly higher, are more nimble, and typically engage in primarily air-to-air combat.

Our annual World Air Forces directory – published in association with Embraer – details the military aircraft fleets of 161 nations, and analyses the main events of the last 12 months. To read and ...

The U.S. Air Force’s F-35A maintains the second-lowest mission-capable rate in the service’s fleet, ahead of only the Lockheed Martin F-22. Credit: Senior Airman Zachary Rufus/U.S. Air Force Just one ...