The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford, billed by the US Navy as “the most capable, adaptable, and lethal combat platform in the world,” is being sent to the Caribbean as the Trump administration ramps up military pressure on Venezuela over alleged drug trafficking.

It seems like autonomous aircraft makers are indulging in a bit of oneupsmanship as Shield AI rolls out its X-BAT VTOL Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) that combines the ability to land and take off without a runway with long-range endurance.

Korean Air has delivered the first LOWUS collaborative combat aircraft to South Korea's defence agency for ground testing, with a maiden flight scheduled for 2026 and operational service potentially beginning in 2032.

China’s newest aircraft carrier may only be able to conduct air operations at about 60% the rate of a 50-year-old US Navy carrier, two former US carrier officers say, a substantial combat limitation for a vessel meant to revolutionize Beijing’s fleet.

The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the U.S. Navy’s next-generation supercarrier, was plagued by massive delays and cost overruns due to a “unrealistic” acquisition strategy. -The core problem was the decision to build the ship while 23 of its new,

By far the best American fighter of 1939, and by far the shiniest aircraft on this list, the Curtiss Hawk 75A scored the first aerial victory on the Western front of the Second World War. The combat victories were claimed by French pilots in Curtiss Hawk 75A-1s of the SPA 160 "Red Devils" squadron of GC II/4 on 8 September 1939.

Shield AI, the software-focused company known for its widely used Hivemind autonomy system, plans to enter into the world of high-end aircraft development with an uncrewed fighter it calls X-BAT.

During WWII, engineers produced some of the most iconic aircraft in history. From sleek fighters to hulking steel beasts -- these were the best looking.

The two aircraft, an Su-30 fighter and Il-78 refuelling tanker, were possibly on a refuelling training mission when they flew 700 metres into Lithuania from Kaliningrad region at about 1500 GMT, the m