Most civilian planes do not need to regularly fly at the highest altitude they physically can—but this is sometimes the case ...

Several modern fighter jets can exceed Mach 2 at altitude, although the most advanced, like F-35 and J-35, sometimes max out below that.

Calculating all the factors that go into a well-placed shot at distance can be a daunting task for those new to long-distance ...

In 1984, an SR-71 Blackbird operating at 83,000 feet and Mach 3 over the Soviet Union suffered a sudden engine unstart that ...

The USAF is already looking to replace its most advanced fighter jets and bombers, even as it upgrades its B-52s and orders ...

The de Havilland Comet Racer of 1934 is a ravishingly beautiful machine with an incredible, perhaps miraculous, backstory.

Mach 10 is ten times the speed of sound, approximately 7,610 mph at sea level, but this speed changes with altitude because the local speed of sound varies with air temperature. Only specially ...

Issued on behalf of Starfighters Space, Inc. As SpaceX prepares its IPO and the broader space-infrastructure stack gets ...

In 1989 Soviet Air Force Captain Alexander M. Zuyev defected in a MiG-29 fighter after executing a brilliant and bold plan, ...

The rotor blades that will carry NASA's next-generation helicopters to new Martian heights broke the sound barrier during ...