The US Navy X-47B drone proved unmanned carrier aviation was possible. Discover why the groundbreaking stealth UCAV never ...

The GBU-31 JDAM looks almost boring. It has no dramatic rocket motor. No exotic seeker sits in its nose. At its core, it is a large gravity bomb fitted with a guidance kit. That simple idea changed ...

Germany is betting that a relatively small uncrewed aircraft could help its fighter force do more without putting another pilot at risk. The aircraft at the center of that plan is the XQ-58A Valkyrie, ...

The BAE Systems Hawk T2 doesn’t need to be a fighter to teach fighter skills. That’s the point. At RAF Valley in Wales, student pilots use the Hawk T2 to learn how to manage radar contacts, electronic ...

A jet built to train fighter pilots is becoming something more. The Leonardo M-346 Master started as an advanced jet trainer, designed to prepare pilots for the demands of modern combat aircraft. But ...

A trainer jet is not supposed to become one of Asia’s most interesting military aircraft families. The KAI T-50 Golden Eagle did exactly that. Developed by Korea Aerospace Industries with Lockheed ...

The F/A-18 Hornet should have been yesterday’s fighter by now. Its first flight came in 1978. The U.S. Navy began receiving production Hornets in 1983. By fighter standards, that makes the original ...