A Chinese air force pilot told state media he flew his fighter jet upside down within 50 feet of a foreign military aircraft during a near encounter last year, in a maneuver reminiscent of those in ...

You don't need to have seen either "Top Gun" movie to know that fighter jets can flip upside down, unlike commercial aircraft. But the sight of an inverted jet doesn't mean physics has flipped on its ...

In the era of sophisticated long-range air-to-air missiles, cannons on aircraft may seem quaint—but they still serve a vital purpose. For over a century, the cannon has been the fighter aircraft’s ...