NATO has scrambled two of its British RAF Typhoons in order to intercept Russian spy planes and military jets over allied ...

An oxcart is not fast, but the A-12 Oxcart spy plane sure was. This aircraft was built to speed through the skies and collect ...

It’s probable NATO carrier-launched aircraft were in airspace between Romania and Crimea for the first time ever. Open-source ...

The SR-71 Blackbird’s high-speed missions were fraught with challenges, including catastrophic engine failures at Mach 3.

Created as the ultimate spy plane, the SR-71, which first took to the air in December 1964, flew reconnaissance missions until 1990, capable of hurtling along at more than Mach 3, about 2,280 ...

Little did they know that it saved their lives. 25 minutes after takeoff, the flight that Broccoli, Saltzman, Gilbert, Young, ...

On Tuesday, two British fighter jets station at Malbork Air Base in Poland were scrambled to intercept a Russian spy plane flying over the Baltic Sea. Less than 48 hours later, another two jets ...

SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket carrying multiple satellites. The Bandwagon-3 mission included a German re-entry capsule, ...

When you start building your engine out of the same stuff they built the SR-71 spy plane, you know you're knees deep in some extreme engineering. Of course, the forces these exhaust valves endure ...

“Faster than a speeding bullet” may bring to mind a certain superhero from the planet Krypton, but it was literally true of the SR-71 Blackbird, the sleek, stealthy Air Force spy plane taken ...

WASHINGTON – Pragmatism, alliance-building and a commitment to American engagement with the world were his calling cards. He knew the reach of American power. And the value of restraint.