Despite their "Top Gun" fame, the United States decommissioned the last of its F-14 Tomcats in 2006. But Iran had them, and kept flying them. Here's why.

Dan Caldwell is a former senior adviser at the Defense Department and a veteran of the Iraq War. Jennifer Kavanagh is a ...

Iran is reportedly evaluating the acquisition of the Chinese-built J-10C “Vigorous Dragon,” a 4.5-generation multirole ...

On June 25, 1950, more than 135,000 North Korean troops invaded South Korea, starting the Korean War that cost millions of ...

As a deadly aerial war rages between Israel and Iran for a ninth consecutive day, one image has highlighted the evolving face ...

As a deadly aerial war rages between Israel and Iran for a ninth consecutive day, one image has highlighted the evolving face of modern warfare.

One such F-15 engagement against Iraqi fighters took place on January 19, 1991, when two F-15Cs from the 58th Fighter Squadron, a famous unit based at Eglin AFB, Florida, were protecting a strike ...

The MiG-29 was one of the most ambitious Soviet fighters ever built, combining advanced agility with new targeting systems, all meant to outperform NATO aircraft in close combat. But despite its ...

During Operation Desert Storm, USAF Col. Cesar Rodriguez recalled a fight against an Iraqi MiG-29. The MiG was using radar to lock onto Rodriguez, so he attempted to confuse its radar by flying ...

When it comes to aerial combat, speed counts. Whether it’s an air superiority fighter designed to dominate the aerial battlefield, an interceptor optimized for climb, or a long-range multirole ...

Nellis Air Force Base paid homage to Gail Peck with a memorial flyover on Nov. 6 carried out by a civilian-owned MiG-21, the MiG-29 owned by tech billionaire Jared Isaacman and two U.S. Air Force ...