It was well past time for the US Navy to replace its aging steam catapults with electromagnetic ones—but the new EMALS system ...

There are many jobs in the United States military that are dangerous — it's the military, after all. That said, there are a few positions that are far more dangerous than others. The job at the top of ...

It's rare that you're ever looking down at the flight deck of an aircraft carrier, unless you're standing on one or a pilot landing. The rest of us are usually staring up at awe at the carrier's ...

Electric-powered aircraft may seem like a vague, future promise in the pursuit of decarbonizing aviation, but a handful of battery-powered planes are already in flight. These days, it’s mostly limited ...

The X-59 is designed to transform the sonic boom associated with supersonic flight into a “sonic thump”—making it feasible to fly over populated areas.

After flying the first production ALIA CX300 electric aircraft last November, BETA Technologies has now zipped four passengers into the John F. Kennedy International Airport, marking a key development ...

Dawn Aerospace’s rocket-powered aircraft soared to new heights in its latest test campaign, as the company looks to build what could be the highest-performance aircraft to take off from a runway. The ...

Operators of some 6,000 Airbus A320-family aircraft must immediately undertake software modifications to mitigate the risk of ...

Flight Design is significantly increasing F2 aircraft production at its new Sumperk factory in the Czech Republic, with the first F2-LSA models now heading to the U.S. The company anticipates a major ...