The SR-71 Blackbird’s high-speed missions were fraught with challenges, including catastrophic engine failures at Mach 3.

but the 1960 downing of Francis Gary Powers’s U-2 over the USSR highlighted the aircraft’s vulnerability against Soviet air defenses. The SR-71 Blackbird project was designed to evolve into a ...

Designed at the height of the Cold War, this high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft has outlasted spy satellites, cutting-edge ...

Eagle-eyed users on the internet have spotted a triangular tower located in Area 51 on Google Earth, and the internet is ...

Beale Air Force Base invites the community behind the gates this June for its Air and Space Expo — a two-day event packed with air shows, static aircraft displays, STEM exhibits, and a nod to the base ...

A mysterious black triangular structure spotted on Google Maps at Area 51 has fueled conspiracy theories surrounding the ...

A mysterious triangular tower has been spotted smack in the middle of the highly classified Area 51 base, thanks to ...

Area 51 is a classified military facility in southern Nevada, situated around 120 miles northwest of Las Vegas near Groom Lake. It is part of the Nevada Test and Training Range and operates under the ...

A piece of local aviation history is about to go the way of the Spruce Goose. In a matter of days, a proof-of-concept aircraft known as the Avtek 400A, built in Camarillo in the early 1980s and distin ...

For the North Vietnamese, the S-75 was more than a weapon—it was a symbol of their ability to adapt and resist despite overwhelming odds. Of course, for America, it was also a sign of how far Moscow ...

In addition to the U-2, aircraft like the SR-71 Blackbird, A-12 Archangel, and F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter were all tested here. In 2013, the CIA declassified documents acknowledging Area 51's ...