The United States military launched a major search and rescue effort after one of its aerial refueling aircraft was lost during an operation over western Iraq. The news raised fresh questions about

US Central Command said the incident that brought the plane down occurred in "friendly airspace" and was not the result of friendly or hostile fire.

The U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is one step closer to flying the C-130J Super Hercules—one of its workhorse tactical airlift and transport aircraft—with zero human input.

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

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 with obvious design flaws like limited range, handling ...

Throughout much of military aviation history, aircraft fit within the confines of what is technologically possible for the time. Occasionally, however, you’ll see military aircraft that burst out of the limits set by technology,