As a light fighter-bomber armed with 250- or 500-lb bombs, the Whirlwind was effective, proving itself in sweeps of the ...

When you think of Second World War fighters, the sleekly compact Spitfire and petite Zero come to mind. But some of the war's most awe-inspiring machines were vast, often ugly, flying juggernauts of ...

Most dedicated ground attack aircraft of the Second World War were relatively slow and vulnerable to fighter attack but the ...

What looks like a flying egg, was never designed to land, and was so light it could be thrown off course by its own guns?

The United States has the world's most advanced fighter jets, with China also rapidly developing its own advanced ...

The US Navy's secretive F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter plane is a bit less secret after program competitor Northrop Grumman unveiled a new concept image of its version of the carrier-based warplane, ...