A closer look at the nation's speed kings.

Since the start of military aviation, speed has been a defining factor in how fighters are built and used. Faster speeds allow for swift interception, evasion, and the ability to project power across ...

As terrible recent conflicts have shown, the fighter aircraft is far from dead and can prove vital for a nation’s survival. The most modern fighters can shoot down an enemy aircraft at a range of 100 ...

The world's highest performance warbirds.

Modern fighter jets are designed to reach high altitudes quickly, giving pilots a major tactical advantage in combat. Rapid climb performance allows aircraft to intercept enemy targets faster, escape ...

Image Credit: Moonhunterofindia - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0/Wiki Commons. Walk into any fighter wing hangar, and you can feel it before you see it. The smell of fuel, the faint echo of turbines, the way ...