A four-part quartz glass windshield resisted both heat and distortion when the SR-71 Blackbird was flying at speeds exceeding ...

At Mach 3, friction with the atmosphere raised the SR-71’s skin temperatures to a searing 500 degrees Fahrenheit—hot enough to make the fuselage glow red.

Lockheed’s SR-71 was designed to be untouchable—fast, high, and hard to see. Over the Baltic, however, Sweden’s Saab JA-37 Viggen proved uniquely capable of radar-locking and visually intercepting ...

The SR-91 Aurora, a reported successor to the SR-71 Blackbird spy aircraft, is conjecture with little proof of its existence. Though there was a rumor based on a budget code name and one supposed ...

From iconic passenger jets to stealth fighters, Boeing and Lockheed have shaped the skies. But their paths diverged long ago, ...

Military aircraft represent the pinnacle of engineering, power, and strategy, but they also come with jaw-dropping price tags ...

A major social and economic value point from the scale of the F-35 program is the skills growth for American workers and the ...

Newly released FBI files reveal fresh details about D.B. Cooper’s infamous 1971 hijacking, including his flight expertise and the hunt for suspects.

The Foxbat could fly at extreme speeds—but in doing so, it would risk damage to the airframe and engines, which were far less sophisticated than their American counterparts.

Newly declassified FBI files reveal never-before-seen insights into D.B. Cooper’s infamous 1971 skyjacking, including his methodical behavior and extensive flight knowledge. The documents highlight ...

A super-secret Lockheed Martin Skunk Works project is no longer a secret after the company revealed its Vectis Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) – an autonomous stealth fighter drone developed ...

Nestled on Florida’s Emerald Coast, Fort Walton Beach offers that rare combination of breathtaking beauty and actual affordability that makes you wonder if you’ve stumbled into some kind of ...