If you want to become a fighter pilot, there may be good news for you in the Air Force's revised height standards. But there are lots of other requirements.

Since 9/11, it has become routine for fighter jets to enforce temporary flight restrictions and treat non-responsive aircraft ...

When watching military aviator movies, you might have heard the pilots call out "fox " with a number before firing missiles.

Kenneth Gilmore, Colonel USAF Retired, has released his thrilling new memoir, “Room 13: A Fighter Pilot’s Story,” a riveting account of aerial combat, resilience, and life lessons learned from the ...

A robot aircraft successfully fired a self-guided missile in a major step for autonomous warfare as the U.S. Air Force uses ...

The Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwable was the world's first operational jet aircraft and was powered by an engine designed by ...

A fighter pilot pulling high G-forces doesn't usually black out without warning. Vision begins to narrow, colors fade, and blood is pulled away from the brain in a matter of seconds. This video ...

Male dragonflies are known to engage in mid-air “dogfights” to defend their breeding territory, using different maneuvers than those they employ when hunting prey. A new paper published in the Journal ...

Capt. Nathanial “Icarus” Welch received the Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor for his actions during a 2025 Operation Rough Rider mission.

Ukrainian pilots in the early stages of fighter jet training are learning to fly without full GPS navigation — a combat skill taking on greater urgency as they prepare for heavy Russian electronic ...

The United States military has operated a large number of fighter jets since the Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star took to the skies in 1945. Pilots have flown many of the U.S.' fighter jets over the years.