Sub-Lieutenant Aastha Poonia is set to become the Indian Navy’s first woman fighter pilot, beginning her final year of training that will qualify her to operate MiG-29K fighter jets from aircraft ...

How augmented reality is helping to prepare a new generation of pilots for aerial combat. Wishing a fighter pilot a good flight isn’t the done thing, apparently. Stefano Centioni, a former Italian Air ...

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A U.S. Air Force XQ-58A Valkyrie flies over Eglin Air Force Base’s Gulf Test and Training Range. The recent test flight and data collected will inform future air operations and contribute to advanced ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Seventy-five supersonic fighter jets and their top gun pilots make the USS Nimitz the most lethal warship in the ...

When a high-speed maneuver went terribly wrong, the pilot suddenly found himself screaming toward the water at 600 mph.

If you were wondering whether U.S. Air Force fighter pilots use the same type of jet, the answer is yes. After earning USAF pilot wings in Undergraduate Pilot Training (flying the T-38 Talon), and ...

“Top Gun” and its sequel may be fictional stories, but fighter pilots are, of course, very real — and their job is pretty demanding. As such, National Geographic is taking fans into the cockpit to ...

BOISE, Idaho — When U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday morning that the federal government had reached an agreement with Qatar to build a facility at an Air Force base in Idaho, ...

Being a fighter jet pilot is undoubtedly one of the most demanding roles in aviation, requiring exceptional physical and mental strength, knowledge of technical systems and an astute tactical ...