Germany’s BV 141 looked like it shouldn’t fly - with its cockpit hung off one side and a long boom on the other—but its strange design was a deliberate engineering masterstroke. Not only did it take ...

The Scorpion armed reconnaissance jet from Textron Aviation is one-of-a-kind. No other tactical aircraft like it is currently in existence. The manufacturer took it upon itself to develop a unique ...

It’s 9 a.m. on Monday morning and I’m overlooking the runways at JFK Airport ’s Terminal 5 with a small group of plane ...

Pilot error was the cause of an accident involving a light aircraft in Co Down earlier this year. An Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) investigation into the ...

In a demonstration, a General Atomics optical communications terminal mounted on a De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 twin engine aircraft established communications with a Tesat optical terminal on a ...

Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...

For the second time in two days, Venezuela has flown military aircraft in the vicinity of the USS Jason Dunham in international waters near South America, multiple Defense Department officials ...

Carrier Fujian (018), CNS Hangzhou (136) and CNS Jinan (152). JMSDF photo This story was updated to include a statement from the People’s Liberation Army Navy. China’s newest aircraft carrier and the ...

Soon after the invention and mass adoption of airplanes, governments started used them for war. Suddenly, soldiers had to watch out for flying machines spraying hot lead and dropping bombs. However, ...

There are plane movies—the sort that you might want to watch when you're stuck in the middle seat of a long flight—and then ...

The Hagerstown Aviation Museum is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Fairchild Aircraft with a three-day event. The celebration, which runs Sept. 12-14, will feature vintage aircraft, a 1940s hangar ...

China's third and yet-to-be commissioned carrier transits Taiwan Strait New carrier can carry more advanced, long-range weapons Carrier may be formally commissioned into service soon China rapidly ...