Aerodynamics explains how airplanes fly through the interplay of four fundamental forces: lift, weight, thrust, and drag. Lift opposes gravity, thrust propels forward, and drag resists motion. Pilots ...

China has commissioned its latest aircraft carrier after extensive sea trials, adding a ship to what is already the world’s largest navy and one that experts say will help it expand its influence and ...

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Small, battery-powered planes are on the way. But building large, zero-emission airliners is a daunting challenge.

Air-to-ground” missions are launched to use air capabilities to achieve tangible outcomes on the ground—chiefly the destruction of enemy forces.