As fighter jets have grown more and more expensive, pressure has mounted on modern air forces to enable those aircraft to ...
Multiple U.S. companies including Northrop Grumman, Anduril Industries and Lockheed Martin are developing autonomous fighter ...
A critical system failed as a Super Hornet fighter jet was landing on USS Harry S. Truman. The jet slid off the deck into the ...
China and Japan ties, already frayed by comments made by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Taiwan, came under further strain ...
Koizumi reported that two of the Liaoning's J-15 fighter jets locked their radars on two Japanese F-15 fighter jets from ...
The exhibition highlights the country's aerospace ambitions as it modernizes its military. Airshow China 2024 featured the debut of its newest fifth-generation stealth aircraft, the J-35A. A number of ...
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How Are Modern Aircraft Wings Designed?

Today, aircraft wings are increasingly designed to prioritize stealth characteristics over raw speed—giving them a smooth, unbroken connection to the aircraft’s main fuselage.
On December 26, 2024, China carried out the test flights of its J-36 and J-XX fighter jets. It was Chairman Mao’s birthday that day, and the Chinese used the occasion to mark a huge milestone in their ...
Vertical Aerospace unveiled its new eVTOL, with controls inspired by the F-35 that make it easier to hover. Its first routes ...
This will help in keeping the upgraded and cost-effective strike bombers operationally ready, as global production of Jaguar ...
Twenty years prior to 1969 most air forces had been flying piston-engined fighters essentially no different from those of ...