The tankers fueling Operation Epic Fury trace back to Boeing's Dash 80—a 1950s prototype that barrel-rolled into history and became the KC-135 and 707.
DARPA has assigned the designation X-76 to the Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) project, a Bell proof-of-concept technology demonstrator for a high-speed tiltrotor. The DARPA ...
Boeing's $16 million bet led to the creation of the 707 jetliner and the Air Force's KC-135 tanker. Here's the fascinating history of the "Dash 80." ...
Two aviation companies in Greensboro, N.C., are developing new aircraft designs that aim to double flight speeds and halve ...
Chinese electric aircraft maker AutoFlight has introduced the Matrix, a 10-seat electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft that the company calls the world’s first in the 5-ton weight class. With ...
AURORA, Colorado—Both of the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototypes are flying with mission autonomy as the service is preparing both for more intensive tests and production ...
The U.S. Air Force has some iconic aircraft among its ranks, but it has also flown has some truly unique elusive, and plain ...
American defense contractor Hermeus announced it conducted the first flight of the Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 prototype, will ...