With just a single aircraft carrier in a region, China can use its fighter jets to establish air superiority and maintain command-and-control capabilities throughout a region. However, many have ...

NATO fighter jets conducting air patrol missions in the Baltic states had to scramble twice in late December to intercept and escort Russian aircraft, according to the Ukrainian news site European ...

When it comes to aerial combat, speed counts. Whether it’s an air superiority fighter designed to dominate the aerial battlefield, an interceptor optimized for climb, or a long-range multirole ...

People who are even remotely aware of a fighter jet's capabilities likely know they're pretty fast. Modern fighters can fly at Mach 1.8 and faster, zipping around the sky at incredible speeds.

Thousands of fighter jets will be in active duty across the world’s air forces in 2025, from cutting-edge 5th-generation models like the F-35 to relics of the 1970s such as the Sukhoi Su-24. The 2025 ...

Before getting into the weeds of what each generation entails, two points to be noted. First, the notion of aircraft generations came up only in the 1990s. It has thus been retrospectively applied to ...

Sweden scrambled two fighter jets to intercept a pair of Russian bomber jets flying over the Baltic Sea on Tuesday, according to Försvarsmakten, the Swedish Armed Forces. The NATO nation ...

The Sea Vampire made history as the first jet-powered aircraft to land on a carrier in 1945. The UK and US navies developed fighter jets to operate aboard aircraft carriers after World War II.

For the first time in the history of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, a Ukrainian-operated jet shot down six Russian cruise missiles ...

The two new prototypes China just flew are sure to cause a stir in Washington and time will tell what that means for NGAD.

The launch closely followed reports of the communist nation testing flights of its new sixth-generation heavy stealth fighter jet, reportedly named the J-36, which features a tailless design aimed ...

Watching a fighter jet take off is a beautiful sight. Anyone who hasn't been to an air show should really try to see one of the incredible air shows that captivate aviation enthusiasts worldwide ...