Air Force X-37B space plane at 500 days in orbit.
The latest secretive mission of the United States Air Force's X-37B space plane has cruised beyond 500 days in Earth orbit since its launch last...
Navy, Air Force to Develop Sixth-Generation Unmanned Fighter
Developers have begun work on a sixth-generation fighter with an ability to perform for both manned and unmanned missions. Navy and Air Force developers are...
One dead in SpaceShipTwo test flight crash
SpaceShipTwo, the Virgin Galactic space plane, has crashed east of Mojave, according to the director of the Mojave Air and Space Port Stu Witt. The...
Boeing’s Bird of Prey: A Prototype Jet Worthy of the Klingon Empire
From the U-2 Dragon Lady and A-12 Oxcart, to the SR-71 Blackbird and D-12 Ramjet Drone, there's been no shortage of exotic aircraft (and UFO...
NASA-Army Research Tail Rotor Airfoils stabilize helicopters, reduce noise
Given the eye-catching nature of space shuttle launches, deep-space imagery, and Mars exploration, it can be easy to forget NASA’s aeronautics efforts, which have a...