Nations are sometimes willing to try out some wacky designs in the name of getting an edge on the enemy. These mini-aircraft ...

Blended-wing aircraft promises a major leap in future US Air Force transport and refueling capabilities.

Airbus, JetZero, and Boeing's Aurora Flight Sciences are three companies working on developing blended wing designs for the next generation of commercial and military tanker/transport fleets ...

The A400M military transport can do more than carry cargo—Airbus plans to transform it into a drone mothership, expanding its ...

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency effort to resurrect a secretive Soviet design for an aircraft that skims just ...

These larger aircraft could have wingspans up to 130 feet, featuring multiple lift fans and payload capacities that rival current fixed-wing military transports.

As the Pentagon develops sixth-generation fighters like the F-47, experts disagree whether humans should remain in cockpits ...

Airbus aircraft focus is combat and non-combat military support operations. Here are five that have demonstrated success in the military aerospace industry.

Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences is working on a high-speed VTOL military aircraft as part of DARPA's Speed & Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) program. Early ground effect testing ...

An electric aircraft the military has its eyes on can take off with only 150 feet of runway Natural disasters like Hurricane Helene illustrated the need for aircraft capable of accessing remote areas.

“The FIW aircraft could meet or exceed the payloads, ranges, and speeds typical of fixed wing military transport aircraft while delivering the tactical advantage of true vertical takeoff and ...