Originally designed as a medium bomber, the B-47 also had a lesser known and more secretive role in the Cold War, serving in a reconnaissance role as the RB-47 to monitor the Soviet military and ...

Summary: The B-47 Stratojet, the U.S.’s first jet bomber, was introduced in 1951, marking a significant transition in military aviation. -Designed for high-altitude, long-range missions to ...

Having all the capabilities of the aforementioned aircraft as well as superior speed made the B-47 an ideal reconnaissance platform. The first reconnaissance variant of the B-47 came to be known ...

The 58th Special Operations Wing is now home to both the first and the final MC-130Js. On Jan. 14, 2025, the United States ...

A young gorilla rescued from a plane’s cargo hold is recovering at an Istanbul zoo while wildlife officers consider returning him to his natural habitat.

A U.S. Air Force pilot was reported to be safe after a single-seat F-35 fighter jet crashed Tuesday during a training exercise at a base in ...

President-elect Donald Trump has named Troy Meink, a former Air Force KC-135 tanker navigator and former deputy of the National Reconnaissance Office, as his choice to serve as the top ...

When we reach a stage where a modern (Ford Class) US aircraft carrier contains 6,500 Chinese-sourced semiconductors to operate and Raytheon has some 180 suppliers from China (27 from the UK ...

Rudakubana, 18, pleaded guilty on Monday to murdering three girls, 10 attempted murders, producing ricin, possessing terrorist material, and possessing a knife.

An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic has become the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier. The XB-1 ...