In the 1950s, Avro Canada proposed a radical vertical takeoff fighter with an X shaped wing layout and four jet engines mounted at the wingtips. Designed to operate without runways, the aircraft used ...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Shield AI today announced the unveiling of X-BAT, an AI-piloted, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fighter jet designed for expeditionary and maritime ...

Iran’s new defense minister has suggested that his country enhance its air force by developing and building fighter aircraft with a vertical take-off and landing, VTOL, capability, also known as jump ...

The Bell D-188 was an extreme Cold War fighter concept designed to take off vertically using eight jet engines. Intended to operate without runways or aircraft carriers, it aimed to intercept enemy ...

If you happen to have even the slightest passion for military aircraft, then you definitely are familiar with the general shape of World War II fighter planes. We’re talking about those machines that ...

In theory, a VTOL fighter could protect the mother ship or join other VTOL fighters to defend a task force or convoy. After four years of study, the Navy awarded contracts to Convair and Lockheed to ...

When President Trump signed an executive order accelerating U.S. drone production and advanced air systems, many people focused their attention on defense. But embedded within that policy was ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Between 1955 and 1958, the Air Force ...

It is unlikely that, as many Russian sources brag, the F-35B was a direct rip-off of the Yak-141. However, there are many staggering similarities between the two planes. Most military and aviation ...

The Soviets wanted a fighter that could fly from their first aircraft carriers. The carriers themselves were not conventional. They lacked a longer, flat-top take-off and landing deck. These hybrid ...