Beyond-visual-range (BVR) fighting did not emerge as a significant aspect of aerial warfare until the 1950s, but it has become increasingly important as detection technology has advanced. The recent ...

A critical analysis of China’s J-20 “Mighty Dragon” identifies five major weaknesses. -First, its stealth is questionable, compromised by canards, exposed engine nozzles, and poor manufacturing ...

Image Credit: Senior Airman Keith James - Dvidshub.net/ Public Domain/ Wiki Commons. Some own the skies. Others slip through them unseen. But every aircraft in this ...

Airplanes have long played an important role in wars, conducting reconnaissance and bombing missions — as well as fighting each other in the skies. Close-quarters combat between aircraft is known as ...

Born for Cold War fleet defense, the F-14 Tomcat paired swing-wing agility with the AWG-9 radar and AIM-54 Phoenix to hunt ...

A dogfight is a slang term used to describe any close-range aerial combat between military aircraft. It's typically credited with being coined during World War I when perhaps the first written account ...

An aerial clash between India and Pakistan that has been described as one of the biggest air battles since the end of World War II highlights how modern air combat now happens mostly out of sight — ...

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