“Top Gun” and its sequel may be fictional stories, but fighter pilots are, of course, very real — and their job is pretty demanding. As such, National Geographic is taking fans into the cockpit to ...

A U.S. Air Force XQ-58A Valkyrie flies over Eglin Air Force Base’s Gulf Test and Training Range. The recent test flight and data collected will inform future air operations and contribute to advanced ...

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How augmented reality is helping to prepare a new generation of pilots for aerial combat. Wishing a fighter pilot a good flight isn’t the done thing, apparently. Stefano Centioni, a former Italian Air ...

FORT SMITH, Arkansas (KHBS, KHOG) — Plans are underway to allow more fighter jets to be stationed at Ebbing Air National Guard Base as part of a new foreign pilot training mission expansion, and ...

Luke AFB has been home to both F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-35A Lightning II aircraft, and graduates more than 400 pilots annually, along with 300 air control professionals. The United States Air Force ...

The night flights are designed to allow pilots to increase their proficiency flying in low-visibility and overnight ...

U.S. Air Force fighter pilots integrated two Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie drones into an aerial combat training exercise at Florida's Eglin Air Force Base in what the Air Force has described as "a major ...