On 13 August 1914, twelve BE2 observation aircraft of No.2 Squadron Royal Flying Corps flew from Swingate Down near Dover to Amiens in France in support of the British Expeditionary Force. It was the ...

August 1914: a novice Royal Flying Corps pilot lifts a fragile BE2 into the French morning to photograph German movements, wrestling balky engines, crude navigation, friendly-fire jitters, and ...

Our 2024 World Air Forces directory details the military aircraft fleets of 161 nations, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, totalling just over a combined 53,400 in-service assets. Use the links below to ...

An epic historical chess game between Edward Lasker and Sir George Alan Thomas played in London in 1912. Timeline: 0:00 - Intro 0:38 - Game 7:12 - Openings Chess Moves: 1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4 ...

Electric-powered aircraft may seem like a vague, future promise in the pursuit of decarbonizing aviation, but a handful of battery-powered planes are already in flight. These days, it’s mostly limited ...

More Americans are reporting drones flying at night in states beyond New Jersey, where thousands of sightings have been reported over the past month. But what are those lights in the dark people are ...

Players can enjoy the Standard Edition of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 at no additional cost by subscribing to Xbox Game Pass or PC Game Pass.

Aircraft carriers are large ships that lug around warplanes, ready to launch into dogfights at a moment's notice. But calling an aircraft carrier a mobile runway and hangar is like calling a cruise ...

The service has 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, based primarily in Norfolk, Virginia, and San Diego. (MC2 Jacob Mattingly/U.S. Navy) WASHINGTON — The Navy is weighing what to do about the USS ...

In previous articles, I have documented the progression of combat aircraft in China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA), as well as conveyed projections and estimates of near-term outcomes. Various ...

The U.S. Air Force has awarded the two companies the funding for detailed designs, manufacture, and testing of production representative test articles under the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) ...

Out of all the air forces in the world, the U.S. military is home to the largest with over 13,000 aircraft currently in its fleet. These aircraft span the range of fighters, bombers, transport, and ...