More than 70 aircraft are struck by lightning every day. If you happen to be flying when a strike occurs, chances are you won ...

Studies show that about 90 percent of the lightning strikes to aircraft are thought to be initiated by the presence of the aircraft itself. [Credit: iStock ] Question: A friend of mine was flying a ...

When Lightning Turned Deadly On December 8, 1963, Pan Am Flight 214 was holding over Maryland, waiting for a storm to cl ...

Vol. 100, No. 8, ANGLE of APPROACH: ACTIVATE's Strategies for Airborne Cloud and Aerosol Study (August 2019), pp. 1443-1452 (10 pages) Did you know that aircraft can cause lightning? Researchers began ...

Finland’s first F-35A Lightning II has emerged from the assembly line at Lockheed Martin, marking a significant milestone in ...

Aurora, IL, November 6, 2009 — Lightning strike tests of a helicopter at Eurocopter’s Donauwörth facility have verified the accuracy of finite element analysis techniques for characterizing the ...

The U.S. Marines claim that their ability to turn amphibious ships into aircraft carriers is a major advantage on the battlefield. Amphibious ships, though not full-fledged aircraft carriers, can ...

The F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II stealth aircraft are the most advanced fighter jets in the world. The F-22 Raptor flies solely for the U.S. Air Force, while the different versions of the F-35 ...

SO WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH THAT PLANE NOW? WELL, ANTOINETTE AT THIS HOUR, THE AIRCRAFT IS OUT OF SERVICE AND UNDERGOING AN INSPECTION AS IS PROTOCOL IN SITUATIONS LIKE THIS. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT ...

CAMP DOUGLAS, Wis. (WBAY) - Fighter jets will be zooming and sonic-booming over Northeast Wisconsin as the state hosts a two-week military exercise. Northern Lightning brings Air Force, National Guard ...

The MoU between Airbus and AED Cluster Portugal is paving the way for pitching the Eurofighter Typhoon to the Portuguese Air Force. Airbus has a good cooperation with Portugal, and holds a 46% stake ...

The U.S. military has built up an unusually large force in the Caribbean Sea. The Navy has eight warships in the region.