The night was warm and muggy over New Castle Air Force Base in Delaware, the kind of heat that clung to the metal skins of the alert fighter jets lined along the runway.

As fighter jets have grown more and more expensive, pressure has mounted on modern air forces to enable those aircraft to carry out multiple distinct missions. The term “multirole fighter” is thrown ...

ZURICH, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Switzerland said on Friday it would reduce the number of Lockheed Martin (LMT.N), opens new tab F-35A Lightning II fighter jets it is buying from the United States so it can ...

The RCAF CF18 demo team put on a spectacular show at the 2024 Quinte International Airshow, pushing the fighter jet through its full routine. After the high-speed demo, the aircraft returned for a ...

Beijing escalated its war of words with Tokyo after Japan said Chinese fighter jets aimed a fire-control radar at Japanese F-15s flying near Okinawa, an action Tokyo called "dangerous" and "extremely ...

A Chinese aircraft carrier reportedly deployed fighter jets that twice locked their radar on Japanese air force units while operating near the United States ally's territory. Japan's Defense Minister ...

Japan said Monday that Chinese military aircraft locked radar on its fighter jets even though there was a safe distance between them, denying Beijing’s accusation of interference and renewing its ...

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Beijing disputed the accusation, the latest flare-up in a festering dispute between the two countries. By Javier C. Hernández Reporting from Tokyo Japan on Sunday accused China of training military ...

China and Japan ties, already frayed by comments made by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Taiwan, came under further strain at the weekend after a Chinese fighter aircraft trained fire-control radar ...

TOKYO, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Japan said on Sunday that Chinese fighter jets had aimed their radar at Japanese military aircraft in two "dangerous" incidents near Japan's Okinawa islands, an account ...

Northrop Grumman has unveiled its concept for an uncrewed fighter aircraft, adding another offering to the increasingly crowded space. The company formally revealed the Talon on 4 December, describing ...