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Nearly half a century after its maiden flight, the F-16 Fighting Falcon, or "Viper" as its pilots call it, continues to be ...

The United States has enjoyed a near monopoly in developing advanced fighter jets with platforms such as the F-22 Raptor and ...

As terrible recent conflicts have shown, the fighter aircraft is far from dead and can prove vital for a nation’s survival. The most modern fighters can shoot down an enemy aircraft at a range of 100 ...

Explore the US most high-priced fighter jets, from the F-86 Sabre to the F-22 Raptor ...

As fighter jets have grown more and more expensive, pressure has mounted on modern air forces to enable those aircraft to carry out multiple distinct missions. The term “multirole fighter” is thrown ...

Russia has deployed Su-35S jets with older R-27 missiles for frontline operations, indicating reliance on outdated armaments ...

The continent of Europe has created some of the most capable military aircraft in history, indeed the first combat action by an aeroplane was in Italian service. In the First World War, all of the ...

The days where the pilot was forced to interpret multiple data streams simultaneously are over; the aircraft performs the synthesis now. As anyone who has glanced inside the cockpit of an older ...

Diving deeper into the last true 'pilot's fighter jet' of naval aviation.

looking at some pictures of fighter jets can give you the mistaken impression they're relatively small aircraft. Although fighters typically carry only a single occupant and are streamlined for agile ...

The skyline of fighter jets is changing quick with the addition of modern fifth-generation aircraft to air forces around the world The art of silhouette recognition has long been essential for pilots ...