The Harrier Jump Jet became the world’s first successful vertical takeoff and landing combat aircraft. Built around the revolutionary Pegasus engine, it could hover, take off without runways, and ...

We examined how the Soviet Union attempted to match the Harrier with its own VTOL fighter and why the Yak-38 never lived up ...

Lockheed Martin is the prime F-35 contractor with principal partners Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems. The aircraft has three ...

For decades, the military has announced the retirement of aircraft that were supposedly nearing the end of their usefulness. Yet many of those platforms are still flying today. Whether it’s because ...

The following are the most significant stories in international naval developments in 2025. Australia Picks Japanese Frigates ...

The USS Harry S. Truman has had a rough 2025. It lost not one but three F/A-18 Super Hornets — including the one that rolled ...

China plans to field a force of nine aircraft carriers by 2035, according to a Defense Department report on Beijing’s military power released on Tuesday. The U.S. report says that the People’s ...

The YJ-21E spotted on the J-10C is a smaller variant of the larger YJ-21/KD-21 predominantly spotted on the H-6K bomber, specifically designed for fighter ...