Officials with the US Air Force and Northrop Grumman say a test version of the next-generation stealth bomber is currently ...

The Concorde's record-breaking flights went up to Mach 2.04. Boeing looked at a supersonic bomber designed to outrun enemy aircraft for the wings, the XB-70, wanting to create variable sweeping wings.

Once the new type is fielded in significant numbers, the USAF plans to retire its ageing B-2s and Boeing B-1B supersonic bombers, although there has already been some pushback on the latter ...

The $11 billion-a-year aircraft-manufacturing industry, fifth biggest in the U.S., is troubled and worried. Despite enormous backlogs of orders, most companies feel insecure, not only about ...

The initial USAF F-111A took off from Fort Worth, Texas, in 1964, followed by the Navy F-111B from the New York Grumman ...

The F-15 and F-16 are two of the most iconic American military jets ever created and are still in use today, but what are the ...

Late in the Cold War, the Soviets sought to blunt the Americans’ naval advantage – specifically, powerful US aircraft ...

By Rebecca Grant, Defense Opinion Writer. Rebecca Grant is a national security analyst and vice president, defense programs ...