The opening hours of war in Iran included the first use of a US low-cost attack drone, and since then, more historic combat firsts have occurred.

The F-35, which is flown by many countries, had previously only logged missile and drone interceptions until now.

The USAF says its Collaborative Combat Aircraft drone program has entered the weapons integration and captive carry testing ...

Separately, a drone attack hit the U.S. Embassy compound in the Persian Gulf state, as Iran continues to target American ...

In military aviation, raw speed is no longer a benchmark for domination over the skies. Power has evolved into a multidimensional concept, blending engine performance, payload capacity, range, sensors ...

The F-35 stealth fighter is the US military's most advanced aircraft in service today. The US operates around 700 of these planes with plans to acquire over 2,400 of them in total. A 2024 Government ...

Satellite images showed a rise in the number of military support aircraft including refuelling tankers at a Saudi airbase ...

In the years following the Vietnam War (post 1975), one rare aerial incident stood out in military aviation history. A foreign pilot claimed the destruction of a U.S. combat aircraft, creating ...

NORAD intercepted five Russian military aircraft near Alaska’s western coast, but officials say the flights were not ...

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The B-52H has flown for over six decades because no aircraft matches its payload, range, and flexibility. Most Cold War-era platforms survived by adapting to new missions rather than becoming obsolete ...

Military aircraft are typically judged by specifications and engineering elegance. But sometimes combat history repeatedly shows that those measures can be misleading. Some aircraft entered service ...