The aircraft used in the US military’s first strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, a strike which has drawn intense scrutiny and resulted in numerous Congressional briefings, was painted as a civilian aircraft and was part of a closely guarded classified program,

First flying in 1949 the Il-28 Beagle was a twin-engined straight-winged jet bomber powered by the Klimov VK-1 jet engine, an unlicensed Rolls-Royce Nene. Although the Beagle had a crew of three, they sat in individual cockpits, which prevented the navigator and gunner from interfering with the pilot (you’ll soon find out why this is relevant).

The T-7A Red Hawk is notable for featuring the iconic "Red Tail" symbol used on the aircraft flown by the famed Tuskegee Airmen during the Second World War

Japan is converting two naval vessels into aircraft carriers to bolster its defense posture in its southwestern islands.

In January 2026, a post on Facebook ( archived) shared a three-minute clip seeming to show podcaster Joe Rogan telling a story of a plane that disappeared while flying between Germany and Argentina in 1962 and reappeared in 1991, 29 years later, landing at a Chilean airport.

On Jan. 13, 2026, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) notified Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc. (SACI) that the agency has rendered all aircraft registration certificates issued in the company’s name invalid and has notified the company that it must surrender them within 21 days.

We take a look at the ten fastest planes ever flown. Though some uncrewed aircraft (like the X-43) have flown faster, they somehow fail to stir the imagination in the way an aircraft carrying a pilot does,