Fighter jets are built to do far more than simply fly fast, but speed can still make a crucial difference in combat. It allows aircraft to intercept threats quickly, escape dangerous situations and ...

Modern 5th-generation fighter jets are impressive machines with numerous capabilities that set them apart from prior-generation aircraft. One fighter that tends to get a lot of attention is the F-35 ...

Speed has long been one of the more fascinating aspects of military aviation, with engineers pushing the boundaries of what's possible at the very edge of what physics allows. Interestingly, the real ...

Spanish Air and Space Force Captain Jaime Molina Cegarra flies a Eurofighter Typhoon jet, the fastest aircraft at this year's Exercise Pitch Black in Darwin. He is one of thousands of military ...

The F-16 might be aging by some standards, but it's still one of the fastest machines in today's skies. The F-16A took its first flight in 1976, and the jet first entered service with the US Air Force ...

These aircraft are both powerful and capable.