In this episode of The Fighter Pilot Podcast, U.S. Air Force experimental test pilot Jonathan "Gremlin" Aronoff of the 419th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base in California ...

Test pilots have an opportunity like no other. They get to ensure that aircraft prototypes and newly built airframes are safe for further development, test flying, and eventual commercial operation.

The X-15 is the only conventional aircraft that has ever been flown above the “Karman Line” separating the Earth’s atmosphere ...

The 59th Test and Evaluation Squadron carried out the test at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. During this exercise, the F-35 ...

The Sukhoi Su-30MKI is a two-seater, twinjet multirole air superiority fighter developed by Russian aircraft maker Sukhoi and built under license by India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for the India ...

The move comes on the heels of the Air Force confirming Saturday that course instruction about the Tuskegee Airmen − the more than 15,000 Black pilots, mechanics and cooks in the segregated Arm ...

An Air Force F-35 fighter jet crashed at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska as the pilot ejected safely, officials said. The aircraft incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon at approximately 12:49 p ...

A test pilot was seriously injured by another F-35 crash near Albuquerque’s airport in May 2024 after taking off from Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico. Asked if Tuesday’s crash affected ...

praised Air Force leadership for responding quickly ... McKeethen spent 25 years in the Military Airlift Command as a test pilot, aircraft commander and squadron commander. He also held key ...