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 ...

Don't miss 'The Story Continues' 40th Anniversary Featurette for Top Gun, the hit jet action drama film distributed by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hulu “Top Gun” and its sequel may be fictional stories, but fighter pilots are, of course, very real — and their job is pretty ...

A new “adversary” squadron of F-5N Tiger II fighter jets — perhaps most widely known for an appearance in a huge Hollywood movie nearly 30 years ago — will soon be sparring with F-35 aircraft pilots ...