The history of the fighter jet has dominated the 20th century. See how they've evolved from rudimentary experiments to ...

One of the most recognizable automobile brands worldwide, BMW has had 108 years to perfect its mission. Founded in 1916 to ...

Women who played vital roles during World War Two are to be celebrated in an exhibition at the International Bomber Command ...

Lightweight. Simple. Fast. The F-104 Starfighter was designed, in a time of increasing aircraft complexity and size, to be a straightforward, single-engine rocket ship, capable of intercepting and ...

The term exorbitant privilege refers to the benefits the United States has due to its own currency (the US dollar) being the international reserve currency.

The US Air Force unveils the Skyraider II, a modernized Vietnam-style combat plane built for close air support, ISR, and ...

In early 1940, the German tanker Altmark attempted to evade the Royal Navy while carrying 300 Allied POWs, captured from ships sunk by the Admiral Graf Spee. When spotted by a British aircraft ...

Long before the first airplanes took to the skies, humans had already overcome gravity with the help of airships. Starting with crude hot air balloons, the 18th century saw the development of more ...

In the popular consciousness, disc-shaped UFOs immediately bring space aliens to mind. In reality, though, several countries ...

In the opening hours of World War II, in the early morning skies over Poland, both the Axis and the Allied side had aerial ...

With a thunderous bang, a Navy F/A-18 slammed onto the deck of the USS Carl Vinson on Feb. 16, snagging a steel wire with its ...

and the museum's 1:1 full scale replica of the first operational German jet fighter the Messerschmitt ME-262. Celebrating the ...