Summary: The Martin B-57 Canberra, originally a British design from the 1940s, was adapted by the U.S. for use as a twin-engine tactical bomber and reconnaissance aircraft. -First flown in 1953 ...

Meeting the requirements of an aircraft with a speed of 500 mph and a payload of over 6,000 lb, the Il-28 became the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact's mainstay tactical bomber during the early years ...

Algeria is the first foreign buyer of the Russian-made Sukhoi Su-57, but the nation is still stuck with its predecessor ...

The LC-130H Skibird polar transport is largest tactical aircraft in the world capable of landing on snow and ice using skis. On Mar. 5, 2025, an LC-130H Hercules of the 109th Airlift Wing ...

The 1970s saw the production of many of today's aircraft that comprise most of the U.S. tactical aircraft inventory. The combination of service-life exhaustion and escalating threats will require ...

The RQ-7 Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System is intended to replace the aging RQ-2 Pioneer for the U.S. Marine Corps and will also be deployed with U.S. Army units for reconnaissance ...

The Hercules is “a multi-role, long-range, land-based tactical aircraft,” and was designed to provide “logistical support to fleet operating forces.” With the new propeller, its ...