A exploration of the world's most durable military planes.

CAL FIRE'S AERIAL FIREFIGHTING fleet, the largest civilian force in the world, has added two modern aircraft that can fly farther, operate at night and carry more water. The delivery of the pair of ...

The continent of Europe has created some of the most capable military aircraft in history, indeed the first combat action by an aeroplane was in Italian service. In the First World War, all of the ...

The biggest problem with replacing the Boeing 747 is simple: no single aircraft can do everything the 747 did.

The increasing interconnectedness of “modern aircraft … to the Internet” presents the potential for “unauthorized remote access to aircraft avionics systems,” according to a new Government ...

Internal bays are far harder to use than simple hardpoints—but can help to keep a stealth plane stealthy, while external weapons light up on enemy radar. Modern combat aircraft increasingly carry ...

As fighter jets have grown more and more expensive, pressure has mounted on modern air forces to enable those aircraft to carry out multiple distinct missions. The term “multirole fighter” is thrown ...