The Lockheed Martin SR-71 “Blackbird” still holds the world record as the fastest manned jet aircraft ever constructed, with ...

Flying in Lockheed's T-33 Shooting Star transported me to the past, showcasing early fighter jet capabilities and how ...

The Soviet Union’s fall and the subsequent end of the Cold War forced a reexamination of spending priorities. No longer were ...

He studied the publicly available characteristics of these engines and decided to create a model of the Cold War's most secretive aircraft: the F-19 Stealth Fighter. This was in 1985. Many will ...

"You're snug, and it's not that comfortable." Otherwise, the plane is fully functional, the way it was during the Cold War. Seventeen MiG-17s are registered in the United States, according to the ...

With the start of the new year, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island has left something behind which leaders say is a major cultural shift for the Navy as a whole — the EP-3E Aries II surveillance ...

The roar of jet engines has always symbolized power, but few aircraft encapsulate the rapid technological leaps of the Cold War like the F-101 Voodoo. Emerging from the cutting edge of post-WWII ...

When the Soviet Union tore down the Berlin Wall, it was considered the end of the Cold War. That war, which lasted a ...

The aircraft has been permanently grounded at ... bombers carried Britain's nuclear deterrent during part of the Cold War. They were retired from RAF service in 1993. Vulcan XH558's last ever ...

Gary Powers, Jr. took a U-2 flight in 2000. He talks about what he saw from 70,000 ft., including Area 51. He also discusses ...