Piston-engined fighters ruled the roost for thirty years. A brutal survival of the fittest ensured a rapid evolution of these characterful machines; the final fighters were over six times faster and ...

I was lucky enough to get a tour of a Typhoon EJ200 jet engine at the Dubai Airshow. The engine is largely based on the Rolls-Royce XG-40 technology demonstrator, which was developed in the 1980s. The ...

South Korean defense conglomerate Hanwha has begun to build new jet engines for the Boramae fighter’s Block 3 variant, replacing General Electric. South Korea is intent on becoming a competitive arms ...

India plans to join a global consortium to develop a sixth-generation fighter aircraft, enhancing its air capabilities to ...

The F-35 will also serve as a test bed for technologies that will become commonplace in the next generation of jets. Flying in coordination with AI-enabled drones will become a staple of any ...

February 1, 2026: The South Korean KF-21 jet fighter will enter service next month, and delivery of the first 40 Block 1 air superiority aircraft will be completed in 2028. After that, 80 Block 2 ...

Crunching the numbers of two defense aerospace juggernauts.

You don't need to have seen either "Top Gun" movie to know that fighter jets can flip upside down, unlike commercial aircraft. But the sight of an inverted jet doesn't mean physics has flipped on its ...