With just a single aircraft carrier in a region, China can use its fighter jets to establish air superiority and maintain command-and-control capabilities throughout a region. However, many have ...
The Sea Vampire made history as the first jet-powered aircraft to land on a carrier in 1945. The UK and US navies developed fighter jets to operate aboard aircraft carriers after World War II.
In a significant escalation of the ongoing war, Russian forces have shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet and destroyed several Western-made military assets. Russian defense authorities have ...
Through the Cold War, China was behind the Soviet Union in fighter jet design and was compelled to content itself with manufacturing licensed copies of Soviet jets under license. However, in the last ...
A U.S. Navy fighter jet was shot down Sunday in what Central Command said was a “friendly fire” incident during military operations in the Red Sea. “Two U.S. Navy pilots ejected safely over ...
When it comes to aerial combat, speed counts. Whether it’s an air superiority fighter designed to dominate the aerial battlefield, an interceptor optimized for climb, or a long-range multirole ...