When most think about cutting-edge military aircraft, they think of the F-22 Raptor or F-35 Lightning II. However, in raw speed, another jet stands out: the F-15E Strike Eagle.

Private jets are seen as symbols of wealth — the kind of indulgence reserved for celebrities or CEOs looking to avoid the horrors of airport security. While luxury is part of the appeal, it's the time ...

Over the past few decades, transportation technology has advanced tenfold, but why aren’t airplanes going any faster? Turns out, there are a few very good reasons as to why you don’t want your ...

NASA is developing a new supersonic plane. Will it measure up to the iconic Concorde—the world's first passenger jet capable of flying faster than the speed of sound? The experimental NASA plane ...

Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences is working on a high-speed VTOL military aircraft as part of DARPA's Speed & Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) program. Early ground effect testing has ...

Flying faster and higher than ever before on its third test flight, Richard Branson's space plane soars closer to beginning passenger flights. Kent was a senior managing editor at CNET News. A veteran ...

During the Cold War, this plane could fly higher and faster than any other – and 55 years after its first flight, it still does. The Lockheed SR-71, designed in secrecy in the late 1950s, was able to ...