Air Warfare

South Korea believes this new plane will serve as a vital change agent from its U.S.-produced warplanes to a purely South Korean system.

Built by defense contractor L3Harris, the OA-1K Skyraider II won the Armed Overwatch Program and is designed to provide special operations forces with reliable and effective close air support capabilities.

This bird is an enduring symbol of Soviet resistance—and perseverance—during the darkest days of what Russians refer to as the “Great Patriotic War.”

First flown in the 1970s, the F-16 is still heavily relied upon, particularly among smaller militaries without the resources to fly and maintain larger and more expensive planes such as...

Without U.S.-provided heavy bunker busters, notably the GBU-57 30,000-pound bomb, the effectiveness of Israeli airstrikes will remain in question. Still, the IAF has some systems that can do a profound...

The Air Force passed on the YF-17 prototype, preferring the more agile F-16. But Navy planners liked it—ultimately transforming it into the venerable F/A-18.

Despite various design refinements in the AV8-B, the updated Harrier is still regarded as difficult to fly.

The Su-27’s legacy for Russian military aviation cannot be understated.

The P-8 contract was awarded at a time when Boeing’s reputation was still sterling—when Boeing was regarded as a paragon of American industry, in sharp contrast to the company’s current...

Allvin avoided specifics regarding the F-47’s features. But he did mention that the X-planes have been testing NGAD technologies for five years now, “flying hundreds of hours, testing cutting-edge concepts,...

The MiG-29’s impressive design features have not always translated to aerial victories.

The finished Phantom served as proof of concept that a jet could indeed operate from an aircraft carrier. Yet the Phantom itself underperformed.