The continent of Europe has created some of the most capable military aircraft in history, indeed the first combat action by an aeroplane was in Italian service. In the First World War, all of the best fighter aircraft were European; in the Second World ...

In this review of aerial firepower, we will explore several classes of combat aircraft in service today. To understand the role of air power on the battlefield in the modern era, it is necessary to consider both the “pointy end of the spear” and the ...

Throughout U.S. military history, a small number of aircraft have done something more disruptive than outperform their predecessors. They broke assumptions. By introducing capabilities that existing doctrine could not fully absorb,

With the YFQ-44 now flying, both of the U.S. Air Force’s new Collaborative Combat Aircraft are in flight testing. The YFQ-44A Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) developed by Anduril has conducted its first flight on Oct. 31, 2025. Following this ...

In this photo circulated on social media, PLA aircraft rehearse for China’s military parade, held in Beijing on Sep. 3, 2025. Credit: Sina Weibo/@inSky_1865 “Updating priors” means revising an existing belief system in the face of new evidence.

The B-52H has flown for over six decades because no aircraft matches its payload, range, and flexibility. Most Cold War-era platforms survived by adapting to new missions rather than becoming obsolete. Modernization through avionics, sensors, and weapons ...