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, ...

Fuel tanks that were dropped July 31, 2024, in Iosco County by a fighter jet from Toledo. (Iosco County Sheriff's Office) IOSCO COUNTY, Mich. – A tank of jet fuel exploded and another landed in a ...

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 ...

An F-16 from Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, dropped an external tank on Tuesday, but no one on the ground was injured, an Air Force spokesperson confirmed. The incident took place about 11 a.m. and ...

The external drop tanks that are so integral to an aircraft carrier’s power projection might not be an option for aircraft on the Navy’s newest flattop. A September report from the Navy Air Systems ...

The new fuel tanks are part of a package of upgrades announced in 2022. Two years after the upgrades were announced, we might have the first glimpse of the new stealthy external fuel tanks being ...