Built for stealth and striking at an extreme distance, the F-35 Lightning II is one of the most advanced fighter jets in the sky today. Its design prioritizes low observability by incorporating a ...

The star of the United States' fighter jet production is the F-35 Lightning II produced by Lockheed Martin. 2024 was a challenging year for Lockheed, which not only had to deal with supply chain ...

There's no denying that modern fighter jets are incredibly fast machines capable of ... To fly around the equator, an F-15EX would need 43 hours and 18 minutes to cover the distance.

But the prototype from which the F/A-18 was developed, the YF-17, failed to impress U.S. Air Force reviewers considering bids for the Lightweight Fighter (LWF) program. The Air Force passed on the ...

In particular, BA’s F/A-18 Super Hornet stands out for its versatility, capable of executing nearly every tactical mission, including air superiority, day/night precision strikes, fighter escort ...

The Pratt & Whitney F135 Turbofan Jet Engine became the U.S. Air Force's jet engine of choice for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program in 2001; it went into low-rate initial production (LRIP ...

You're a fighter pilot. You're on top of the world. What's wrong with you? So that would cause its own spiral," he said. "In 15 years of flying fighters, I've lost three F-18 brothers to suicide." ...

The Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jet remains in the limelight more than 40 years after its first flight. Shephard sums up the latest developments and details everything you need to know about the ...

Because of this flexibility, the F-5A Freedom Fighter became known as a multi-role ... Freedom Fighters were known for their low operational costs, ease of maintenance, and robust combat ...

Navy TOPGUN graduate and F/A-18 fighter pilot Matthew "Whiz" Buckley detailed the brain injuries he and many of his fellow pilots suffer as a result of years of high-speed flight maneuvers.