U.S. defense strategy evolves with 6th-generation aircraft, including the B-21 Raider and F-47, promising advances in stealth ...

N variant, Beijing has equipped the bomber with air-to-air refueling capabilities and the ability to carry large, ...

Imaginative design of the Republic XF-84H stands squarely at forefront of single-engine, propeller-driven aircraft from the ...

The Ju 287 was a daring German experiment to build a jet bomber with forward-swept wings — an unusual feature that made it ...

The Hillson FH.40 Hurricane, a slip-wing fighter aircraft, transformed during flight by jettisoning its upper wing and ...

B-2 bombers, like the ones used to strike Iran's nuclear facilities, are continually receiving major upgrades to stay ...

German unmanned air system developer Avilus unveiled a pair of new designs during an armed forces day event in Diez on 28 ...

Col. William Lutmer replaced Col. Kevin Crofton as the new commander of the 52nd Fighter Win, a unit with airmen and fighter ...

Swept back wings are a common design among all aircraft these days, but for fighter jets in particular, wings trending to the rear offer better maneuverability.

The B-47 was in fact the first bomber ever to feature a swept wing. The idea originated in the ruins of Nazi Germany, where secret Nazi aeronautics laboratories were working on swept-wing concepts ...

While clear images of this aircraft (tentatively designated as J-XD) are unavailable, it appears to be a twin-engine design with swept wings and two DSI bump-accompanying engine intakes.

In the 1970s, DARPA, the US Air Force, and NASA decided to take another look at the concept thanks to the development of new carbon composites that promised to make forward-swept wings more rigid ...