Estimating which air force bases have the most fighter jets present is difficult for a range of reasons. One factor is that ...

China has sharply reduced its warplane flights near Taiwan and analysts aren't sure why. Taiwan’s Defense Ministry reported a seven-day stretch with no Chinese aircraft in its air defense zone.

At the time, air travel was expanding rapidly, and airlines needed far more capacity to connect international hubs. The 747 delivered that and more. The aircraft introduced innovations in design, ...

The U.S. Air Force now operates three distinct bomber aircraft, all of which can trace their development back to the Cold War.

China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force is the fastest-growing fleet on this list. By 2026, China has significantly increased its numbers of J-20 stealth fighters and Y-20 heavy lifters. China’s ...

TOBY MELVILLE/REUTERS France said it is dispatching warships, led by its aircraft carrier strike group, to the Mediterranean and Red Sea and, if required, into the Strait of Hormuz, as part of a ...

A massive $40 billion defense move ends years of speculation as a high-stakes fighter program finally enters its most critical phase yet.

For the first time ever, in the operation, known in the US as Epic Fury, two allied nations are conducting fully integrated, multi-domain operations.

A former U.S. Air Force pilot and officer with decades of flight experience is alleged by federal prosecutors to have provided and conspired to provide defense services to Chinese military pilots ...

These aircraft rarely grab headlines, yet nothing in modern air combat works without them. We trace how China moved from early failed experiments to a layered fleet of Awacs platforms supporting ...

A former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot who once trained American servicemembers on advanced combat aircraft, including the F-35, has been arrested and accused of illegally training Chinese military ...