Aviation

The high-flying world of airliners, air taxis, fighter jets, tankers, large drones, and whatever else whisks us through the skies.

Latest in Aviation

Wing's drone flying in the stadium
Technology

Watch a Google drone deliver beer and snacks to Denver’s Coors Field

By Harry Guinness

f-22 and f-35 fighter jets fly in formation
Technology

What to expect from the US Air Force’s sixth-generation fighter jet

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The Kraken
Technology

A new NASA study will put people through a brain-shaking ride in the Kraken

By Rob Verger

Watch a giant military drone land on a Wyoming highway
Technology

Watch a giant military drone land on a Wyoming highway

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Stunt or sinister: The Kremlin drone incident, unpacked
Technology

Stunt or sinister: The Kremlin drone incident, unpacked

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Coping advice from people with the world’s most stressful jobs
Technology

Coping advice from people with the world’s most stressful jobs

By Rob Verger, Erik Olsen

Airplanes at terminals at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport
Technology

Europe’s fourth biggest airport plans to ban private jets

By Andrew Paul

The best FPV drones composited
Gear

The best FPV drones

By Terry Sullivan

shock waves from supersonic jet
Technology

How fast is supersonic flight, and why does it create sonic booms?

By Rob Verger

Airplane landing on runway at sunset
Technology

The FAA just made East Coast flight routes shorter

By Andrew Paul

The Marines are getting supersized drones for battlefield resupply
Technology

The Marines are getting supersized drones for battlefield resupply

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Giving drones inflatable suits could help them survive crash landings
Technology

Giving drones inflatable suits could help them survive crash landings

By Sara Kiley Watson

a dji drone in flight
Technology

Drones can fly themselves with worm-inspired AI software

By Jamie Dickman

Orion space capsule capturing surface of moon during NASA Artemis I mission
Science

Before the Artemis II crew can go to the moon, they need to master flying high above Earth

By Jon Kelvey

an f-16 fighter jet in flight
Technology

With VENOM, the Air Force aims to test autonomy on combat F-16s

By Rob Verger

Colombia is deploying a new solar-powered electric boat
Technology

Colombia is deploying a new solar-powered electric boat

By Kelsey D. Atherton

This ATV-mounted, drone-killing laser burns with the power of one dishwasher
Technology

This ATV-mounted, drone-killing laser burns with the power of one dishwasher

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A 747-400 outside at sunset, with a GE9X engine on its left wing for testing.
Technology

How does a jet engine work? By running hot enough to melt its own innards.

By Rob Verger

Watch this Navy drone take off and land on its tail like a rocket
Technology

Watch this Navy drone take off and land on its tail like a rocket

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Ikea blue and yellow drone
Technology

Ikea says 100 drones are now buzzing around its warehouses

By Andrew Paul

Why the Air Force wants 1,000 new combat drones
Technology

Why the Air Force wants 1,000 new combat drones

By Kelsey D. Atherton

This drone company plans to make deliveries by lowering a small droid into your yard
Technology

This drone company plans to make deliveries by lowering a small droid into your yard

By Rob Verger

MQ-9 Reaper in flight
Technology

What to know about the MQ-9 Reaper, the drone the US just lost over the Black Sea

By Kelsey D. Atherton

the v-280 valor flies
Technology

The US military wants ideas for fast aircraft that don’t need runways

By Kelsey D. Atherton

wing drones
Technology

Save a parking spot for Wing’s slick new ‘AutoLoader’ for drones

By Harry Guinness

hydrogen powered airplane
Technology

This plane powered by hydrogen has made an electrifying first flight

By Rob Verger

Why the US military plans to start making its own jet fuel
Technology

Why the US military plans to start making its own jet fuel

By Rob Verger

U-2 spy plane balloon selfie
Technology

The real star of this aerial selfie isn’t the balloon—it’s the U-2 spy plane

By Rob Verger

Putin is backing away from New START—here’s what that nuclear treaty does
Technology

Putin is backing away from New START—here’s what that nuclear treaty does

By Kelsey D. Atherton

a modified F-16 in flight
Technology

Why DARPA put AI at the controls of a fighter jet

By Rob Verger

Biden says flying objects likely not ‘related to China’s spy balloon program’
Technology

Biden says flying objects likely not ‘related to China’s spy balloon program’

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Hand holding up drone disguised within taxidermy bird body
Technology

Researchers are stuffing drones into taxidermy birds to make them seem more ‘natural’

By Andrew Paul

Studying fighter pilot physiology could help us understand astronaut brains
Health

Studying fighter pilot physiology could help us understand astronaut brains

By Laura Baisas

An airplane taking off toward the camera at dusk, with lights along the runway and on the front of the plane, against a cloudy reddish sunset.
Technology

Let’s talk about how planes fly

By Rob Verger

A plane flying high above the ground, drawing white contrails across a blue sky.
Technology

How high do planes fly? It depends on if they’re going east or west.

By Rob Verger

Spy balloons have been surveilling humans since 1794
Technology

Spy balloons have been surveilling humans since 1794

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Quadcopter drone propelling itself underwater in swimming pool
Technology

This amphibious robot can fly like a bird and swim like a fish

By Andrew Paul

DARPA wants aircraft that can maneuver with a radically different method
Technology

DARPA wants aircraft that can maneuver with a radically different method

By Kelsey D. Atherton

NASA aims to fly its experimental electric plane this year
Technology

NASA aims to fly its experimental electric plane this year

By Rob Verger

Is the truth out there? Decoding the Pentagon’s latest UFO report.
Technology

Is the truth out there? Decoding the Pentagon’s latest UFO report.

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A Cold War spy plane now tracks humanity’s greatest threat for NASA
Technology

A Cold War spy plane now tracks humanity’s greatest threat for NASA

By David Roza/Task & Purpose

drone on branch
Technology

It’s not a UFO—this drone is scooping animal DNA from the tops of trees

By Charlotte Hu

This ‘airliner of the future’ has a radical new wing design
Technology

This ‘airliner of the future’ has a radical new wing design

By Rob Verger

Airplane taking off from runway
Technology

A massive FAA glitch grounded all US flights today

By Andrew Paul

Plane against sunset sky.
Health

Many airplanes are unequipped for in-flight medical emergencies

By Vignesh Ramachandran / KHN

Southwest plane being loaded with baggage on tarmac
Technology

You can blame Southwest Airlines’ holiday catastrophe on outdated software

By Andrew Paul

Australia’s stealthy military drone sub will be called Ghost Shark
Technology

Australia’s stealthy military drone sub will be called Ghost Shark

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Two hummingbirds hovering above a pink flower
Technology

Reverse-engineered hummingbird wings could inspire new drone designs

By Andrew Paul

A look at the new B-21 Raider—and the stealth bomber that preceded it
Technology

A look at the new B-21 Raider—and the stealth bomber that preceded it

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Drones can help keep swimmers and sharks safe at the same time
Environment

Drones can help keep swimmers and sharks safe at the same time

By Larry Pynn / Hakai Magazine

Watch this big battery pack drop 50 feet in an aircraft safety test
Technology

Watch this big battery pack drop 50 feet in an aircraft safety test

By Rob Verger

The Mayhem drone will aim to collect intelligence at hypersonic speeds
Technology

The Mayhem drone will aim to collect intelligence at hypersonic speeds

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Ukraine could use ‘threat emitters’ to trick Russian pilots
Technology

Ukraine could use ‘threat emitters’ to trick Russian pilots

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The Army’s Black Hawk helicopter replacement is a speedy tiltrotor aircraft
Technology

The Army’s Black Hawk helicopter replacement is a speedy tiltrotor aircraft

By Rob Verger

the B-21 raider bomber
Technology

Our first look at the Air Force’s new B-21 stealth bomber was just a careful teaser

By Rob Verger

Meet a maintainer keeping the F-35 ‘flying computer’ in top shape
Technology

Meet a maintainer keeping the F-35 ‘flying computer’ in top shape

By David Roza/Task & Purpose

The most exciting entertainment innovations of 2022
Technology

The most exciting entertainment innovations of 2022

By Stan Horaczek, Brandt Ranj

The most awesome aerospace innovations of 2022
Technology

The most awesome aerospace innovations of 2022

By Rahul Rao, Rob Verger

Can airplane engines run on hydrogen? A recent ground test showed good results.
Technology

Can airplane engines run on hydrogen? A recent ground test showed good results.

By Harry Guinness

DARPA’s flying forward with its jetpack program
Technology

DARPA’s flying forward with its jetpack program

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The Army wants to modernize battlefield medicine with blood delivery by drone
Technology

The Army wants to modernize battlefield medicine with blood delivery by drone

By Kelsey D. Atherton

This startup wants to take you on quick trips in its sleek electric aircraft, Midnight
Technology

This startup wants to take you on quick trips in its sleek electric aircraft, Midnight

By Rob Verger

The UK’s DragonFire laser is designed to burn drones out of the sky
Technology

The UK’s DragonFire laser is designed to burn drones out of the sky

By Kelsey D. Atherton

How drones are helping monitor Kyrgyzstan’s radioactive legacy
Technology

How drones are helping monitor Kyrgyzstan’s radioactive legacy

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Explore Aviation

Explore Technology

AI
Aviation
Best of What's New
Engineering
Internet
Military
Photography
Robots
Security
Vehicles