When a Messerschmitt Me 262 launched an attack on a British Havilland Mosquito over Munich during World War II, it made history as the first fighter jet to engage in combat. The technological ...

Built for stealth and striking at an extreme distance, the F-35 Lightning II is one of the most advanced fighter jets today and comes in three variations. Pilots are equipped with a helmet-mounted ...

The U.S. Air Force has paused the development of its sixth-generation fighter, the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) ...

In the spirit of speed, [James Whomsley] strapped a jet turbine engine to an RC car, and learned some hard lessons along the way. The car started as a four-wheel drive electric race car ...

[Joel Vlashof] really likes VTOL fighter aircraft and is in the process of building a fully functional radio-controlled F-35B. The F-35 series of aircraft is one of the most expensive defence ...

China's J-20 advanced fighter jet may have leapfrogged in innovation but still comes short of its American counterpart F-35, says an expert.

Chinese state-run media claimed earlier this month that one of the country's three aircraft carriers had tested a new type of fighter jet, likely to be the J-35, that has been described as ...

Introduced in 1978, the Fighting Falcon is a fairly versatile and upgradeable multirole fourth generation fighter jet The ...

Summary and Key Points: The F-22 Raptor is widely considered the best fighter jet of all time, particularly for air superiority. Originally developed in the 1980s and 1990s, this fifth-generation ...

However, you don't want safe, predictable flight if you're in a fighter jet. After all, your ability to maneuver and keep the ...

The dogfight between a Rafale fighter jet and a F-16 Viper won the day on what was – after all – a more than impressive first ...

A fighter jet pilot in Utah flew a helicopter after 35 minutes in a simulator, a new report says. The colonel crashed the helicopter after a 90-minute flight while trying to land. He sustained ...