The Mitchell Institute recommends retaining experienced fighter pilots from Air Force Reserve components like the Air National Guard, shown here at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, in 2024.
The U.S. Navy took on a secret project to learn more about brain injuries suffered by its most elite fighter pilots and now congressional lawmakers are demanding more information about the effort.
A combat air patrol of American and Canadian fighter jets was scrambled this week after multiple Russian warplanes were spotted in the Arctic, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said ...
To reach these speeds — or stop traveling at those speeds — fighter jets pull gravitational force, or g-force. This is the acceleration or deceleration force that the pilot experiences when ...
He was a World War II fighter pilot, an author of a memoir, a robust gymnast and a strong swimmer who at nearly 90 years old was out-swimming his son on Lake Michigan. He was also an avid sailor ...
This article’s headline is not much of a challenge. Years ago, an Air Force colonel described the ideal fighter pilot to me: “Blond hair, blue eyes, square jaw, steel muscles, instant reflexes ...
Multiple Russian military aircraft were tracked earlier this week, but did not violate Canadian or American airspace, NORAD confirmed. In response, two Canadian CF-18 fighter jets were deployed to ...
An Air Force fighter pilot is in the hospital after an F-35 jet crashed at Eielson Air Force Base in Fairbanks, Alaska, dramatic video shows. The F-35 fighter jet crashed Tuesday at 12:49 p.m ...
and stealth platforms like the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter allow pilots to fly at higher altitudes without worrying as much about surface-to-air missiles. But that capability could be ...
An EA-18G Growler fighter jet crashed into San Diego Harbor, with both pilots ejecting safely and being transported to a hospital. The crash site, near Shelter Island, witnessed significant fuel ...
Two Navy pilots are safe after a military fighter jet crashed in the San Diego Bay in California, officials said Wednesday. U.S. Navy officials told CBS News that both pilots ejected from the ...
A US Air Force pilot safely escaped after an F-35 fighter jet crashed during a training mission at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska on Tuesday, officials said. The pilot experienced an “inflight ...