The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter was a supersonic interceptor jet that flew in the U.S. Air Force beginning in the 1950s. The F-104 was designed to reach high speeds and climb to high altitudes to chase ...

Summary and Key Points: Developed by McDonnell in the late 1940s, the XF-85 Goblin was a tiny, stubby interceptor designed to ...

From cannons to rockets to nuclear-armed ordnance, the F-89 seemed a formidably armed interceptor, protecting North America in the early years of the Cold War from Soviet bomber fleets coming over the ...

Ukrainian interceptor drones have for the first time shot down several Russian Geran-3 jet-powered drones during the Russian attack on the night of 29-30 November. Source: Serhii Sternenko, Ukrainian ...

Ukraine’s Defense Procurement Agency has signed contracts for ‘tens of thousands’ of interceptor drones, according to director Arsen Zhumadilov speaking in an interview published on July 14 th. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Russian MiG-31 fighter-interceptor jet crashed in Lipetsk Oblast while attempting to land, the Russian Defense Ministry said on ...

Though it was canceled in 1946, the Bell D-35 legacy endures in aviation history as a bridge to modern interceptors. The Panther’s success in Korea validated the Navy’s investment in jet technology ...

NASM copy 39088019675669 purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Birth of the F-102B -- Early development -- Flight testing the new interceptor -- The F-106 aircraft -- MA-1 and age ...

British defense technology company Marss has wrapped up flight testing of its counter-drone interceptor uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) and is now eyeing full-rate production as it courts international ...