The Millennium Falcon is an iconic ship with a cockpit that many will recognize. But that cockpit was actually inspired by a ...

This article explores how WWII fighter designs reveal core reliability principles still essential in today’s industrial and ...

The B-24 Liberator was the RAAF’s heavy-hitting bomber, flying deep into enemy territory with relentless force. Crewed by ...

Science, art and logistics all play a role in how the U.S. military paints its aircraft to be ready for battle.

A trick I learned from a World War II-era Army-trained aviator was to look for rainbows appearing around the taxiway lights ...

Clifford Keeney's bomber was shot down over Germany in 1944. His body was identified this year through DNA testing and ...

The cockpit of the Millennium Falcon looks like pure science fiction, but its layout and feel are rooted in a very specific ...

Britain’s best fighter aircraft of the early part of World War 2, the Supermarine Spitfire, was closely matched to the German ...

These aircraft did not appear in the blink of an eye. Early presidents were primarily transported by train, ship, and, ...

IT takes courage to fly, whether as a pilot (or as a passenger) in a metal coffin, assembled, as the astronaut Alan Shepherd put it, “from hundreds of parts supplied by the lowest bidder”.

A classified blueprint shows why weapons or troop numbers alone may not decide the outcome of a broader conflict between Moscow and the West ...

The B-52s being deployed to Spain is normal. It is part of the US's efforts to enhance its own capabilities by training with ...