Germany's blitzkrieg through France in June 1940 left the UK all alone against Adolf Hitler's Luftwaffe. It was also a wake up call for the U.S.- still on the sidelines of World War II - that its air ...

The fighter aircraft was never more important than it was during the global calamity that began in 1939. However, at this ...

Fighter aircraft have always been the cutting edge of air combat. Whether ripping through the skies of Europe in World […] ...

For some, when looking back at the military achievements of the World War II Luftwaffe, the present-day German military Air Force is nothing but a pale copy. Granted, that is not entirely today ...

The aircraft is the first of six C-130Js that will be operated together with four French ones in a joint binational squadron. The Bundeswehr announced on November 8, 2021, the maiden flight of the ...

THE Junkers 87, better known as the Stuka dive-bomber, has registered on the popular imagination more deeply than any other airplane thus far exhibited in combat. Its swooping, plunging flight has a ...

World War II aircraft were painted in a wide assortment of colors, from shades of gray to olive drab, blue, and camouflage patterns. British planes were painted Dark Earth, Dark Green, and Night — a ...

The Luftwaffe retired the last of its A310 MRTT aircraft the week prior to the ILA Berlin Air Show. (Janes/Patrick Allen) The Luftwaffe has retired its Airbus A310 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) ...

Germany has created some of the most iconic and innovative aircraft in history. The ten we have selected are a good mix of some of the highlights of German aviation, though the selection involved the ...

The Luftwaffe deployed a small contingent of Eurofighters to Japan between 28 and 30 September for joint drills. The deployment reflects Japan's role as an important partner for Germany in the region.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) stands in front of an F-35 stealth jet at the International Aerospace Exhibition (ILA). (Photo by Wolfgang Kumm/picture alliance via Getty Images) After formalizing ...