Boeing has boasted an outsized role in developing revolutionary commercial jet aircraft, although only time will tell if that trend will continue.

The E-11A BACN has proven its worth—but the plane is vulnerable to attack, and too few in number to make a major difference on the battlefield in a future conflict.

The effort potentially shielded Iranian aircraft from American airstrikes, according to U.S. officials with knowledge of the matter.

The Skydweller drone was last visible on the flight-tracking service Flight Radar 24 north of Cancun, Mexico, in the early morning hours of May 4. The company described the drone as eventually performing a “controlled water ditching” around 6:30 am Eastern Time, but the aircraft “subsequently sank due to its non-buoyant composite structure.”

From enormous superjumbo jets to bizjets and fighter jets, the cutting-edge aerospace technology of 2026 is pushing the limits of automation, aerodynamics, and more. Across these platforms, the theme is a move toward enhanced situational awareness and ...

Traditional air defenses were primarily built to deal with much larger and faster missile and aircraft threats, rather than drones.

The military alliance routinely scrambles fighter aircraft to intercept Russian warplanes that approach or fly near NATO airspace. NATO says the Russian planes it intercepts often fail to use their transponders and don't communicate with air traffic controllers or file a flight plan. NATO jets are sent up to identify them.

Aviation startup Otto Aerospace announced it completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the Phantom 3500 laminar flow aircraft.

He’s been reporting on aviation for CNN for 25 years, but he’s spent a lifetime as an avgeek — a lover of all things aviation. There are few airplanes CNN anchor Richard Quest hasn’t set foot on, either as a passenger or in a museum. “Nothing ...