Eighty-five years ago today, the first prototype turbojet aircraft, the He 178, was test-flown only days before Germany invaded Poland to start World War II. The plane could fly for only six minutes.

In 1948, the Army Air Forces awarded a contract to Ryan to develop the XQ-2 jet-powered target aircraft. To power the aircraft, the Wright Air Development Center had earlier awarded a contract to ...

The US Air Force has been actively developing the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) drone that will accompany the ...

While the World War II era was the first time we saw fighter jet engines take to the sky, there were some earlier operational prototypes. Anselm Franz, an Austrian engineer, designed and fitted one of ...

GE Aerospace and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions have begun altitude testing for their new low-cost GEK800 turbofan ...

Chinese scientists from the Taihang National Laboratory, an aerospace research instituted located in southwest region of the country, have completed ground tests on a new superfast turbojet engine.

LONDON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Wizz Air (WIZZ.L), opens new tab is working towards a deal with RTX-owned (RTX.CO), opens new tab jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney to accelerate the servicing of its engines ...