Air campaigns today are built around cooperation between many different aircraft, each performing a specific task.

They opened this war by moving two Navy aircraft carriers — along with dozens of Air Force fighters, bombers and refueling planes — into the region. Three destroyers escort each carrier, armed with a ...

Throughout history, many of the technologies that define modern life began as military innovations.

The F-35 will also serve as a test bed for technologies that will become commonplace in the next generation of jets. Flying in coordination with AI-enabled drones will become a staple of any ...

Patriot missile batteries have been the iconic air defense system in the United States’ arsenal for several decades, but ...

Boeing is part of President Donald Trump's push to "quadruple" weapons manufacturing, but increasing production quickly isn't an easy task, defense analysts say.

A U.S. military refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on Thursday, in an incident U.S. Central Command said involved ...

U.S. Sailors conduct a .50-caliber machine gun live-fire drill on the fantail of Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean, 9 Mar. 2026. Nimitz is underway in the U.S. 3rd ...

An Iranian vessel sailed too close to the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, and the U.S. fired at the vessel, according to two U.S. officials.

Futuristic laser weapons are now deployed with some militaries and are being demonstrated by Ukrainian startups. Industry ...

The United States, Israel, and Iran all possess “standoff weapons”—and have used them against each other for years.

Explore the powerful operations and hidden systems behind modern aircraft carriers. From advanced weapons and massive naval kitchens to the technology that protects fighter jets during dangerous ...