The United States Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, better known to aviation fans worldwide as the Blue Angels, first took to the skies as a team on June 15, 1946. Legendary Admiral Chester W.

Which country has the most superior fighter jets? The answer is simple: the United States. The United States accounts for the vast majority of fighter jets operating off flattops today, and the United ...

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Fighter pilots go through rigorous training before flying front line fighters like the F-35 or F/A-18. A key part of that process involves lead-in fighter jets such as the Hawk 127. These aircraft ...

A pilot was rescued after a U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet crashed into ocean waters off the coast of Virginia on Wednesday morning, officials said. A little before 10 a.m. ET, a pilot assigned to ...

A Navy pilot was rescued after a $67 million fighter jet plunged into ocean waters off the Virginia coast Wednesday morning — marking the sixth pricey plane the military has lost in less than a year.

The design of the Harrier jump jet has allowed the Marine Corps to project air power in ways that would not have been possible with conventional aircraft. The McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II is a ...

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In the 1960s, the U.S. military tried to solve two problems with one aircraft. Then-Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara pushed the Tactical Fighter Experimental (TFX) program, hoping to create a ...