The federal government’s Boeing E-4B Nightwatch — a military aircraft known, somewhat alarmingly, as the “Doomsday Plane” — ...

On January 10, 1929, the Consolidated XPY-1 maritime flying boat made its first flight, marking an early step in U.S. Navy ...

Eighty-five years ago, the Avro Lancaster prototype made its first flight, marking the beginning of one of the RAF's most ...

Various land-based fighters were converted to become seaplanes during the Second World War. A few were very impressive, like ...

Norman Alley was napping on deck when Japanese bombs started falling. The Universal News cameraman grabbed his camera and ...

Turkey is extending the length of its aircraft carrier to 984 feet, its president said on Saturday. It would be one of NATO's longest ships, outclassing vessels such as France's aircraft carrier.

The students and graduates unveiled their plane at the annual ceremony Wednesday, becoming the first plane built here since the Wright Brothers' historic achievement. KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. — One ...

China’s new turboprop-powered medium airlifter built by Xi’an Aircraft Corporation, dubbed Y-30, has flown for the first time. A long-rumored medium-class airlifter was seen flying for the first time ...

China’s newest aircraft carrier, the Fujian, steamed through the Taiwan Strait this week for the first time since being commissioned, a move closely monitored by Taiwan amid ongoing tensions with ...

Russia's medium-sized strike drones are flying smaller drones into battle, Ukrainian soldiers say. The fixed-wing "Molniya" drones can carry one or two first-person-view (FPV) quadcopters. The tactic ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. Even as the United States Air Force expects the T-7A Red Hawk to ...