The Pratt & Whitney F135 engine powers all variants of the F-35 and traces its development cycle to Pratt’s F119 engine, which powers the F-22 Raptor. The evolution of the two fifth-generation engines ...

The success of the F-16 Fighting Falcon is undeniable, as it remains the most common military fixed-wing aircraft in the world today. This jet fighter was first introduced in 1976, and since then ...

One of Russia's most advanced fighter aircraft is the MiG-35, and while dozens of them were expected to be produced, the ...

The first-ever powered flight was short. On December 17, 1903, Orville Wright took to the air in the plane he built with his brother Wilbur and covered 852 ft in 59 seconds before sinking back to ...

One of Putin’s elite fighter jets burst into flames in mid-flight, nose-diving onto Russian territory. It comes six days after a Russian warplane dropped a bomb in Belgorod, Russia. CNN’s Erin ...

Designed from the ground up to prioritize low-observability, the F-35 may be the stealthiest fighter in operation today. It uses a single F135 engine that produces 40,000 pounds of thrust with the ...

The three American-made fighter jets proved their worth on the battlefield, allowing Israel to target Iranian nuclear sites ...

Turkey first domestic fighter jet completed its maiden flight on Wednesday. A new video shows the jet's flight, which lasted 13 minutes. Turkey was previously part of the F-35 program but was ...

The maiden flight of the J-20 in 2011 coincided with a visit by then-U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates to Beijing, and it was widely viewed as an effort by Beijing to signal its military might.

U.K. Typhoon fighter jet pilots flying NATO missions will be kitted out with BAE Systems' new night-vision, augmented reality helmets, the defense giant announced on Wednesday.. The U.K. Ministry ...

I had the rare opportunity to fly in a historic jet trainer ahead of the Pacific Airshow in October. The T-33 Shooting Star was used to train US Air Force pilots on jet aircraft until the early 1960s.