Since the start of military aviation, speed has been a defining factor in how fighters are built and used. Faster speeds ...

Speed is usually sold as the ultimate advantage in air combat, the quality that lets a fighter jet sprint through danger and vanish before an enemy can react. Yet the faster an aircraft moves, the ...

Military fighter jets are among the fastest aircraft in the history of aviation. But for some of these planes in the early 1990s, their incredible speed made them a target for enemy radar. One example ...

Other than spacecraft, aircraft are the fastest vehicles, leaving cars and bikes for dust. We take a look at the ten fastest planes ever flown. Though some uncrewed aircraft (like the X-43) have flown ...

The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet has been the U.S. Navy’s workhorse since 1999. Larger and more capable than its predecessor the original Hornet, it brings a bigger airframe, more fuel, increased payload, ...

The Mikoyan MiG-31 "Foxhound" is widely recognized as the world's fastest fighter jet still in operational use.

With their powerful engines and aerodynamic frames, the following aircraft represent the pinnacle of fighter jet technology in terms of speed and performance. During the Cold War, the United States ...

The Lake District's military flights generally follow three main routes within LFA 17. The first is the Windermere–Thirlmere–Keswick route, also known as the 'M6 pass / Thirlmere route'.