F‑5s and T‑38s have appeared in several films, portraying both themselves and other aircraft types. The parody Hot Shots!
The Need for Speed When it comes to air combat, speed isn’t just a nice-to-have; […] ...
In military aviation, raw speed is no longer a benchmark for domination over the ...
Today’s air forces are designed around highly sophisticated, technically impressive combat aircraft and this is their Achillies heel. Such aircraft take years to build and if lost cannot quickly be ...
The software and hardware that will control tomorrow's combat drones got a workout on January 18, as a General Atomics MQ-20 ...
The F-4 Phantom II came with flaws, but its flexibility meant it became the muscle of US air power and helped pave the way ...
The YFQ-42 becomes the first of the U.S. Air Force’s new Collaborative Combat Aircraft to enter flight testing. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has announced on Aug. 27, 2025, that its YFQ-42A ...
The Navy completed a demonstration of its manned-unmanned teaming capabilities to further the development of its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) initiative, Naval Air Systems Command announced ...
A YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft test aircraft is staged in Poway, Calif., May 19, 2025. The Department of the Air Force has begun ground testing for the CCA program to validate performance and ...
In these, aircraft losses in combat are more likely than not. Modern air forces fighting in such wars might have short lives. In the last major air war of 1939-1945, many tens of thousands of aircraft ...