The evolution of Soviet VTOL aircraft tells a story of technological daring, strategic necessity, and Cold War rivalry.

The list is dominated by fighter jets, with only two propeller planes, one bomber and a reconnaissance aircraft making the ...

It flew just above the water - too low for radar, too fast for torpedoes. The Soviet Union’s ekranoplan aircraft carriers were part warship, part plane, and all terror. Capable of launching missiles ...

It’s not a boat. It’s not a plane. It’s a flying, sea-skimming craft called an ekranoplan. These large vehicles reminiscent of Soviet technology from the Cold War are making a comeback as ...

With a “secret” weapon preparing to gamble and end the war in the Pacific, only a select number of scientists, military ...

Japan has demanded China stop flying its fighter jets abnormally close to Japanese intelligence-gathering aircraft, which it said was happening repeatedly and could cause a collision. Japan's ...

As China readies its first catapult carrier and the US scrambles to revive its sixth-generation carrier-based fighter program ...

Today the most significant "no-fly" areas are a consequence of sharply rising military risks and blanket airspace closures by ...

Turkey is reimagining a Soviet-era sea skimmer as a fast, low-profile drone for modern maritime surveillance and warfare.

Iran has wasted no time in reconstructing its air defence infrastructure following widespread damage inflicted by Israeli ...

FLYING Finance and Bristell Aircraft have announced a new partnership designed to streamline the aircraft purchasing process.