The long-awaited follow-up to “Band of Brothers” and “The Pacific” centers on an American aerial group nicknamed the “Bloody Hundredth” Based on a True Story Meilan Solly | Senior Associate Digital ...

During Operation Desert Storm, two U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet pilots found themselves trapped deep inside Iraqi airspace, facing an enemy SAM network and MiG threats. What followed was one of the most ...

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An Air & Space Quarterly exclusive reveals the names of five pioneering women in military aviation. Mike Hankins The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower tore through the waters of the Persian Gulf on November 15 ...

Since the 1950s, fighter jets have played an essential role in warfare. These expensive technological marvels are a key element of any modern military. From reconnaissance to aerial support, they play ...

Retired Navy. Capt. Royce Williams' aerial derring-do during the Korean War is perhaps one of the greatest solo achievements in U.S. combat aviation history. Yet, for a half-century, it was erased ...

Nicknamed the ‘Brisfit’, the Bristol Fighter became one of Australia’s most important aircraft during the post-WWI years. Used by the Australian Flying Corps and later by the RAAF, it combined fighter ...

New Era of Electronic Combat Begins with the Arrival of the first EA-37B at Davis-Monthan AFB. On Aug. 23, 2024, Air Combat Command received its first EA-37B Compass Call. The aircraft, serial 19-5591 ...

Following years of research and development on artificial intelligence, on Wednesday the Air Force announced it had down-selected two companies that would build and test prototype aircraft in a ...

Autonomy solutions for BVR combat will initially be developed and demonstrated on F-16 testbeds and then transferred to an unmanned combat aerial vehicle. DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects ...