NATO intercepted Russian strategic bombers and fighter jets that flew over the Baltic Sea on Monday, a muscular display of air power on the alliance's eastern flank away from the spotlight on the ...

Included in the Department of Defense’s enormous proposed Fiscal Year 2027 budget is a procurement request for an additional 85 F-35 Lightning II fighter jets. The US military’s appetite for the F-35 ...

The U.S. Air Force utilizes some of the military's most technologically advanced and capable aircraft. This is thanks in large part to America's push to stay ahead of the curve, which is why the Air ...

The fighter jet was the first American aircraft to have crashed in Iranian territory since the U.S. and Israel launched the war, striking Iran on Feb. 28. In this image provided by Sepahnews, the ...

The search for the pilot of a U.S. fighter jet that went down over Iran entered its second day on Saturday, as Iranian officials denied reports that the American crew member has been detained.

Two U.S. Air Force fighter jets were shot down on Friday, in two separate incidents, during operations against Iran. The Iranian military downed an F-15E Strike Eagle over the country’s airspace, ...

A military analyst identified markings consistent with a squadron based at R.A.F. Lakenheath, one of two British bases that host the largest U.S. fighter jet operation in Europe. By Stephen Castle ...

James LaPorta is the national security coordinating producer for the CBS News' Washington bureau. He is a former U.S. Marine veteran infantryman and veteran of the Afghanistan war. Washington — A U.S.

WASHINGTON — An American pilot was rescued in a daring operation by US special forces Friday after Iran shot down an F-15E fighter jet — and placed a bounty on the crew. A second fighter pilot was ...

U.S. forces were searching for an F-15E crew member after a two-seater fighter jet went down over Iran, a U.S. official said Friday. The other crew member has been rescued. Iran shot down the F-15E ...

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft takes off for a mission supporting Operation Epic Fury during the Iran war at an undisclosed location, March 9, 2026. A U.S. fighter jet crashed inside ...