The United States wants to upgrade one of the most advanced jets ever built. Manufactured by Lockheed Martin, the F-35 Lightning II is a fifth-generation fighter lauded for its multi-functionality, ...

New low-drag external fuel tanks developed by Lockheed Martin will give the company’s F-22 Raptor more range without compromising stealthiness or aerodynamic performance, Lockheed says. The company ...

External fuel tanks, or drop tanks as they are sometimes called, are common in military aviation. Dating back to 1923, when the pilots of the Spanish Civil War used them to extend the range of their ...

ASHBURN, Va. — A government official says Transportation Secretary Mary Peters is announcing a new rule aimed at preventing airplane fuel tanks from exploding. Wednesday’s announcement comes a day ...

Germany’s LuFo Klima program backs THWS and Kasaero with nearly €2 million to develop a modular hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion ...

ROSTOV-ON-DON, November 26. /TASS/. The Azimut airlines' Sukhoi Superjet-100 caught fire after landing in Antalya due to a leak from a damaged fuel tank, the air carrier’s CEO Eduard Teplitsky has ...