Latest Aviation Stories
This electric plane’s 2,000-mile journey is over. Now its Air Force tests begin.
Small planes are still spewing toxic lead across the US, EPA says
What are carrier strike groups, the ships the US sent near Israel?
Are long flights safe for your health?
This hot air balloon pilot learned how to follow the wind from her dad
Futuristic aircraft and robotic loaders dazzled at a Dallas tech summit
This compact robotic tank is designed to shoot down drones
The F-35 fighter jet is getting a stealthier air-to-surface missile
DARPA wants to modernize how first responders do triage during disasters
New B-21 stealth bomber photos reveal tantalizing clues about the aircraft
A gigantic Navy drone is ready to surveil the ocean from above
A new drone might help cops stop high-speed car chases
The Air Force’s big new electric taxi flies at 200 mph
In photos: Airbus Helicopters’ fancy flying machine, the H160
What’s in the US military’s historic lost and found: nukes, jets, and drones
The US military could use your help finding a missing F-35 stealth jet
The biggest hot air balloon in the US was built to carry skydivers
A remote Air Force base in Alaska is getting its own nuclear reactor
The US military’s tiniest drone feels like it flew straight out of a sci-fi film
This liquid hydrogen-powered plane successfully completed its first test flights
FAA will allow UPS delivery drones to travel greater distances
How corporations helped fuel the big business of spying
The Cold War backstory of Russia’s supersonic ‘Backfire’ bomber
B-2 bomber’s latest tech upgrade brings it into the 21st century
Walmart and Wing join forces for drone deliveries in Texas
The largest search of Loch Ness in more than 50 years will deploy drones and hydrophones
Ukraine claims it built a battle drone called SkyKnight that can carry a bomb
Lockheed Martin plans to make its most powerful military laser yet
UFO-type sightings happen more often near military airspace
Inside the US military lab making tube food for spy plane pilots
Hydrogen-powered flight is closer to takeoff than ever
Everything to know about Switchblades, the attack drones the US gave Ukraine
What is DARPA? The rich history of the Pentagon’s secretive tech agency
What it takes to display a 176,000-pound space shuttle in a launch configuration
A new mapping algorithm aims to steer drivers towards the safest route
Flying with human organs for transplant is tricky—a new law could help
These tiny electric fans are powerful enough to propel drones and jets
Raytheon asks retirees for help making new Stinger anti-air missiles
US military aircraft could get jamming-resistant navigation systems
Joby’s latest electric air taxi will head to an Air Force base for tests in 2024
What we know about Area 51
Improved 5G coverage could ground some flights starting July 1
NASA kills its electric plane’s flight plan, citing safety concerns
AAROK is France’s bigger, newer take on the US’s Reaper drone
In photos: Soldiers jam drones with blocky Dronebuster guns
NASA’s ‘airliner of the future’ is now officially an X-plane
How pilots end up in a ‘death spiral’
The metallic guts of GE’s massive jet engines, in photos
Watch a ‘flying fish’ drone hover in the air and then swim underwater
What to know about the anti-air missiles the US is sending to Ukraine
Prototype airline seat would make the skies friendlier to passengers in wheelchairs
The Chaparral drone could help the Air Force carry supplies, with less risk
Watch the US Navy launch an ocean glider from a helicopter
The Air Force’s ‘Angry Kitten’ has been jamming with drones and jets
The Air Force used microwave energy to take down a drone swarm
Watch a Google drone deliver beer and snacks to Denver’s Coors Field
What to expect from the US Air Force’s sixth-generation fighter jet
A new NASA study will put people through a brain-shaking ride in the Kraken
Watch a giant military drone land on a Wyoming highway
Stunt or sinister: The Kremlin drone incident, unpacked
Coping advice from people with the world’s most stressful jobs
Europe’s fourth biggest airport plans to ban private jets
The best FPV drones for 2023
How fast is supersonic flight, and why does it create sonic booms?