That step turned into the Messerschmitt Me 262, the first operational jet fighter. The Me 262 was conceived in 1938, though it wouldn't fly under full jet power until mid-1942.

It looked like the future and flew like lightning, but the F-100C Super Sabre earned a reputation that haunted the pilot ...

One pilot, Hans Guido Mutke, even claimed he might have broken the sound barrier in the plane during a steep dive in April 1945. The Me 262 was also lethal, armed with four 30mm MK 108 cannons.

The Douglas X-3 appeared to be a fast, modern design, but a design flaw in its original design prevented it from ever ...

Jun. 11—A South Korean fighter jet experienced an incident upon takeoff on Tuesday afternoon at Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks, base officials said. The Republic of Korea Air Force F-16D ...

The fighter F-15C variant measures in at 63.8 feet long, and weighs in at 31,700 pounds. Loaded up with weapons and fuel, it can weigh a maximum of 68,000 pounds.

Now, President Donald Trump wants to have the Air Force buy a new fighter jet that could cost even more. Two of them, in fact. Image source: Getty Images. Upgrading the F-22, and the F-35, too.

A Chinese fighter jet came within about 150 feet of a Japanese naval reconnaissance plane over the weekend, the Japanese Defense Ministry said Thursday, an action the US ambassador to Tokyo called ...

The U.S. State Department approved a possible foreign military sale to Australia of fighter jet spare parts for $2 billion, the Pentagon said in a statement, adding the principle contractor will ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department approved a possible foreign military sale to Australia of fighter jet spare parts for $2 billion, the Pentagon said in a statement, adding the ...

A Chinese J-15 fighter jet from the Shandong aircraft carrier followed a Japanese P-3C patrol plane for 40 minutes on Saturday, according to the Japanese defence ministry. Two J-15 jets then did ...