This piece traces how the B-1B Lancer, conceived as a Cold War nuclear penetrator, reinvented itself as a conventional strike ...

The F-22 Raptor has crossed a critical threshold, directly controlling an MQ-20 Avenger drone from its cockpit in a recent General Atomics demonstration. -That loyal wingman setup cuts out ground ...

The Sidewinder missile is the most ubiquitous air-to-air missile in the world—first introduced in the 1950s and still in widespread use today.

Türkiye's first unmanned combat aircraft, Bayraktar Kızılelma, achieved a new milestone as it struck a jet-powered target aircraft with ...

Since the 1950s, fighter jets have played an essential role in warfare. These expensive technological marvels are a key element of any modern military. From reconnaissance to aerial support, they play ...

When the Korean War began in 1950, the United States entered a new era of air combat it barely understood. Pilots trained for the piston-engine battles of World War II suddenly faced jet fighters that ...

On November 30, 2025, Turkey’s drone manufacturer Baykar announced that the Bayraktar KIZILELMA unmanned fighter jet ...

Praised as a game-changer, Türkiye’s Bayraktar KIZILELMA stuns defense experts with uncrewed jet’s beyond visual range strike ...

ANKARA: Türkiye’s first uncrewed fighter jet, Bayraktar KIZILELMA, made aviation history by becoming the world’s first UAV to ...

As sixth-generation fighter programs ramp up, military insiders are divided over whether future warplanes need pilots at all. The Pentagon is pouring billions into next-generation aircraft, pushing ...

Although many nations are investing in “loyal wingman” drones, none of these drones had yet demonstrated an air-to-air kill ...

Kizilelma destroyed a jet-powered aerial target identified by Aselsan's Murad Aesa radar with a Beyond Visual Range air-to-air Gokdogan missile.