How much risk does the U.S. airpower plan absorb when the fighters meant to replace today’s premier fleets arrive years later ...

It starts as a dream — flying in a fighter jet for the first time. But once airborne, the conditions change. Turbulence builds, the aircraft begins to move, and flying in close formation becomes ...

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — The U.S. Air Force has awarded an $8.6 billion contract to The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) to manufacture 25 F-15 fighter jets for Israel, with the option to produce 25 more. The ...

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

Airbus, which represents Germany and Spain in the multibillion-euro FCAS warplane program, will support a proposal to instead build two separate jets if the countries participating in the project ...

South Korean defense conglomerate Hanwha has begun to build new jet engines for the Boramae fighter’s Block 3 variant, replacing General Electric. South Korea is intent on becoming a competitive arms ...

The F-35 will also serve as a test bed for technologies that will become commonplace in the next generation of jets. Flying in coordination with AI-enabled drones will become a staple of any ...

One nation historically dominated the fighter jet export market: the Soviet Union, whose simple, rugged aircraft spread widely across the developing world during the Cold War. Fighter aircraft have ...

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