The YF-118G “Bird of Prey” was a top-secret Boeing Phantom Works technology demonstrator from the 1990s, named after the ...

The F/A-18 was an advanced machine for the 1980s; the jet is still quite capable today. The enduring and admirable F/A-18 Hornet has been a staple of U.S. naval aviation since the 1980s. But the ...

The Air Force passed on the YF-17 prototype, preferring the more agile F-16. But Navy planners liked it—ultimately transforming it into the venerable F/A-18. The upcoming F/A-XX contract award will ...

When it comes to official designations for U.S. fighter planes, they generally follow a pretty logical pattern. After all, the U.S. has flown the F-14 Tomcat, F-15 Eagle, and F-16 Fighting Falcon, the ...