Utilized during the Cold War, the Grumman F-14 Tomcat was a reliable and highly effective defense fighter jet. Thanks to its weapons systems and variable-sweep wing design, the two-engine Tomcat had ...

Thus far, the F-14 Tomcat’s primary role—fleet air defense—has yet to be fully replicated by any of its successors. In September 2006, the United States lost its need for speed. That was the year that ...

China’s latest and most capable aircraft carrier has used its new electromagnetic catapult to successfully launch three types of aircraft, according to Chinese state media, which released footage of ...

Though fighter aircraft are precision-designed instruments of war, there's no denying the rush that pilots get from strapping into these incredible machines. Similarly to cars, their appeal goes ...

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India's Russian-built MiG-21s flew for the final time Friday, marking the end of an era for the country's first supersonic fighter jet -- lauded for its valour but tarnished by a legacy of some 400 ...

Chinese J-35 naval fighter launches from aircraft carrier Fujian (18). PLAN photo The People’s Liberation Army Navy’s newest and most capable aircraft carrier launched and recovered the ...

NATO has scrambled its first jet to defend its airspace under Eastern Sentry, the mission to secure airspace on its eastern flank that was launched in response to Russia's violations of Polish ...

BERLIN (AP) — Air force fighter jets from Germany and Sweden were scrambled Sunday to intercept and track a Russian surveillance plane that was flying unidentified over the Baltic Sea, military ...