Speed is usually sold as the ultimate advantage in air combat, the quality that lets a fighter jet sprint through danger and ...

In the war over Ukraine, aircraft on both sides routinely fly at extremely low altitudes. Climb too high and long range missile systems will detect and destroy the aircraft almost immediately. Drop ...

Two Delta Air Lines regional jets collided on the taxiway at LaGuardia Airport in New York, injuring a flight attendant in what the airline described as a “low-speed collision.” An aircraft carrying ...

The Air Force is trying to devote greater resources to “low-risk” conflicts—in other words, opponents without meaningful air defenses. The US Air Force wants thousands of fighter jets to fight ...