The Bell D-188 was an extraordinary VTOL fighter concept designed to take off without runways or aircraft carriers while still reaching supersonic speed. Its final layout used eight engines, including ...

The next fighter jet may not need a runway. Shield AI and GE Aerospace have completed a critical propulsion test for X-BAT, an autonomous strike aircraft built to take off and land vertically. The ...

The X-Bat is the first AI-piloted supersonic jet with the ability to take off and land vertically without a runway.

American defense company Shield AI tested the Axisymmetric Vectoring Exhaust Nozzle (AVEN) tech for the X-Bat combat drone ...

The U.K.’s BAE Systems, Italy’s Leonardo LDO-0.71%decrease; down pointing triangle and Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 7011 0.34%increase; up pointing triangle secured a contract valued at 4.6 ...

BERKELEY, Mo. – St. Louis is expected to become the home of America’s next-generation fighter jet. On Monday, Sen. Eric Schmitt visited Boeing’s campus in Berkeley to celebrate the F-47 program, which ...

Portuguese-UK unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) maker Tekever unveiled a prototype of its AR6 heavy-lift UAV, the first of a ...

A design model for the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) fighter jet is displayed at the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) arms fair in London on Sept. 9, 2025. (Reuters/Toby ...

President Trump said Tuesday the U.S. will lift sanctions on Turkey that were imposed in 2020 over the purchase of Russian defense missiles, while expressing a willingness to reverse his own ban on ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan participate in a state arrival ceremony before attending a NATO ...