From Cold War origins to today’s high-tech battlefields, the AIM-9 Sidewinder became the missile that defined close-range air combat. This overview follows its evolution, breakthrough engineering, ...

Turkish Bayraktar Kızılelma drone makes history by destroying a supersonic target with air-to-air missile, marking first fully autonomous kill chain.

Fighter aircraft have always been the cutting edge of air combat. Whether they were ripping through the skies of Europe in World War II or patrolling the airspace in today’s contested zones, these ...

The F-15 Eagle—designed by McDonnell Douglas and fielded in 1976—has anchored U.S. and allied air superiority for nearly five decades Its combat reputation is unmatched: the Eagle community is ...