The F-104 was the first aircraft to simultaneously hold the world speed and altitude records. On 7 May 1958 U.S. Air Force Major Howard C. Johnson, flying YF-104A 55-2957, broke the world altitude ...

F-104 Starfighter was the most modern combat aircraft available to Pakistani Air Force in 1965. When the conflict with India ...

A US Air Force F-15EX Eagle II of the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron lands at Kadena Air Base, Japan, on 16 July 2025. (US Air Force/Airman Nathaniel Jackson) The US Air Force (USAF) has deployed ...

The US Air Force (USAF) is eyeing a role for Boeing’s F-15E strike fighter in defending against swarms of lethally-armed enemy drones. The Air Force Test Center on 3 September revealed it has ...