The military has increased the number of secret fixed-wing attack aircraft and armed MQ-9 Reaper drones, according to two ...

Tilt rotor aircraft like the V-22 Osprey and V-280 Valor are designed to combine the vertical lift of a helicopter with the ...

Most of the US Army’s planes were spun off into the Air Force in 1947, but it continues to operate a handful of fixed-wing aircraft for logistics and ISR purposes. The US Army is synonymous with ...

Until vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) machines, with their innovative ways of flying, get here, there are two main kinds of aircraft in operation today: fixed-wing planes that speed horizontally ...

Fixed-wing aircraft from the US Coast Guard (USCG) normally used for supporting maritime patrol and search and rescue missions have been re-tasked to support the deportation of migrants living in the ...

The runway at Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole was closed for about half an hour on Thursday, April 23, ...

Discover how the V-22 Osprey overcomes complex mechanical challenges to combine helicopter vertical takeoff with high-speed ...

The pilot of a fixed-wing aircraft landed upside down on Sheep Mountain, just west of Cody, on Friday morning. Remarkably, the pilot was unharmed and ...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merlin, a leading developer of safe autonomous flight technology for fixed-wing aircraft, today announced it has been awarded a $105M Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity ...

When emergencies demand rapid, long-distance transfers, fixed-wing air ambulances deliver lifesaving precision. These specialized aircraft bridge critical care gaps, transporting patients swiftly and ...

Imagine looking out the window of an airborne airplane and seeing the wing rippling and twisting. You'll probably have a mini ...