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 ...

Modern air power is not defined solely by the most advanced aircraft, but by the platforms that consistently deliver results ...

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 warplanes at the top of the food chain.

Internal bays are far harder to use than simple hardpoints—but can help to keep a stealth plane stealthy, while external weapons light up on enemy radar. Modern combat aircraft increasingly carry ...

“Stand-off” range is the range an aircraft must remain away from its target to avoid putting itself in danger—a vital consideration in modern air combat. In air warfare terminology, “stand-off” ...

Modern aircraft generate an astonishing amount of data in flight. Every parameter from engine performance to flight control inputs is tracked and stored. What was once raw information is now ...

The IDF has released footage of the dramatic moment its F-35I "Adir" took down the Iranian combat jet over Tehran.

Since the early attempts of the Wright Brothers around 1900, aviation has developed substantially. Today's society depends heavily on modern aviation, with countless aircraft performing a broad range ...