Wall Street Journal19d
A ‘Top Gun’-Worthy Leather Bomber Jacket Will Cost You. Here’s What You’ll Get at 4 Price Points.
With almost military precision, the leather flight jacket has navigated back into the menswear trend cycle. Dating to 1917, the bomber was sported by WW1 and WW2 fighter pilots, who staved off ...
The Military Is Developing a Helmet That Will Allow Fighter Pilots to Maneuver Their Jets—and Fire Weapons—By Just Thinking About It.
Military pilots fighting an enemy need to engage in complex maneuvers that take precious seconds or minutes of their time and attention. Advanced touch screens or voice commands allow them to perform ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN8h
White Emperor: China reveals mysterious jet that could be its first 6th-gen fighter
China has revealed the White Emperor jet, a potential sixth-generation space-air fighter for the People’s Liberation Army Air ...
Military.com1d
The Fighter Pilot Podcast: A Veterans Day Tribute
This Veterans Day, we’re taking a walk down memory lane, revisiting some of our most memorable episodes from among the nearly ...
How an F-22 fighter pilot transforms the stealth jet's combat capabilities into a soaring spectacle
The F-22 Raptor is the top US fighter, known for stealth, speed and agility. A USAF pilot describes how the jet handles for ...
The Aviationist1d
The 301st Fighter Wing Receives Its First F-35A with ‘TX’ Tail Code
The first F-35 sporting the ‘TX’ has been officially taken on charge by the "Spads" at NAS JRB Fort Worth in Texas. Nearly a ...
Smithsonian Magazine1d
Meet the U.S. Air Force’s First Black Female Pilot
On June 20, 1981, Theresa Claiborne was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. The Air Force’s first Black female pilot, Claiborne would become the first Black woman to command and ...
With new stealth fighter, China displays ambitions to challenge U.S.
China debuted the J-35A jet at an airshow that was attended by a senior Russian national security official, underlining ...
The National Interest26d
Flying Disasters: 5 Worst Fighter Jets To Ever Take To the Sky
Fighter jets are iconic symbols of aviation ... resulting in the death of 70 pilots. Nazi Germany deserves credit for debuting jet technology with the Messerschmitt Me 262.
CBS News12d
After pilot error, F-35 fighter jet flew for 11 minutes on its own before crashing last year
The pilot of an F-35 fighter jet that briefly went missing in September 2023 before crashing made an "inappropriate" decision in ejecting from the aircraft, a Marine Corps investigation concluded.
SBS10d
Fighter Pilot: The Real Top Gun
A year inside Britain's elite Fighter Pilot School, following three young recruits, including the school's only female student Danners, as they compete to become the best of the best.
Colorado Public Radio25d
‘Be kind to others and have a sense of humor:’ Life lessons from a 101-year-old Tuskegee fighter pilot
Harvey himself was the first Black fighter jet pilot to fly combat missions in Korea. In 1949, Harvey and a team of Tuskegee Airmen underscored their flying prowess when they flew to Las Vegas to ...