Behind every modern fighter jet is an engine capable of producing around 40,000 pounds of thrust, enough to push a multi ton aircraft into vertical climb with brutal acceleration . Kennedy defends ...

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, with its many variants, is likely the best-known fifth-generation fighter plane flying today — at least when it comes to Western nations. As of 2026, 1,000 F-35s ...

An F-35A Lightning II takes off for a mission from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 24, 2025. (Airman 1st Class Michael Sanders/U.S. Air Force) Lockheed Martin successfully tested the ability of ...

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The deal represents a major vote of confidence in the Rafale, which fell victim to a smear campaign by Chinese competitors following last year’s India-Pakistan war. Although it lost a French-made ...

Microprose is a busy old bee at the moment. While other companies struggle to get a single game out, the rebooted mega publisher from the ’80s and ’90s is on a mission to single-handedly fill my hard ...

Media reports that the Philippine government had declined to buy the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet may have been premature—though its high price tag remains an obstacle. Last June, the Philippines ...

WSJ’s Shelby Holliday explains the massive U.S. military presence in the Middle East as President Trump amps up pressure on Iran over its nuclear program. Illustration: Ryan Trefes The U.S. has sent ...

The U.S. military has deployed scores of combat aircraft across the Middle East and will soon have a second aircraft carrier within range of Iran if President Trump gives the order to strike. Over the ...

President Trump is sending the USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest warship, to the Middle East, along with a huge fleet of aerial refueling tankers and F-22 and F-35 strike fighters, according to ...