However, despite the heavy weaponry it can carry, the F-15EX Eagle II is fast and agile. Powered by two General Electric F100-PW-229 turbofans with afterburners, each capable of producing 29,000 ...

The F-15EX Eagle II is the latest version of the F-15 Eagle fighter jet. Originally designed as an air superiority fighter, the F-15 first flew in 1972.

Lightning II is one of the most modern jets in the world today, with the Air Force receiving its first low rate production delivery in 2011. The primary contractor for this jet is Lockheed Martin, ...

The second plane in the Microsoft Flight Simulator's Local Legends series, the Fokker F.VII bundle, is available now. Check out the trailer. The bundle includes the Southern Cross, the Friendship ...

On July 5, 1917, the legendary Fokker Dr.I triplane made its first flight. Best known as the Red Baron's aircraft, this WWI icon remains celebrated through flying replicas and its enduring legacy in ...

Although the F-15EX is a core part of the Air Force's future force structure, the service is debating with Congress over the exact number of aircraft needed. Initially, the Air Force aimed to ...

The designer of the initial F.VII was Walter Rethel, who was later hired by Willy Messerschmitt and went on to design the famous Bf 109, the main German fighter at the start of World War II.

The F-15EX Eagle II, Explained The F-15EX Eagle II is the newest fighter jet in the Air Force’s fleet. Be careful. It isn’t the most advanced, simply the newest. But that doesn’t mean that ...

The F-35 Lightning II is a single-engine fighter jet with stealth capability, capable of ground attack, reconnaissance, and air-defense missions. The first series of jets are due for deployment late ...

The F-35 Lightning II strike fighter is temporarily barred from flying near actual lightning. More than a dozen Air Force F-35s were discovered with damage to a system designed to prevent ...

Part II lays out the measures the Pentagon should undertake to bridge the gap between the F-35’s cancellation and the production of a new replacement fighter.