Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.

The US Air Force calls it the “Frankenjet,” a stealth fighter stitched together from the parts of two F-35s wrecked in accidents that is now on duty and combat ready. “’Frankenjet’” is ...

Fighter jets have been scrambled and circled around Scotland to confront an unidentified aircraft following a NATO alert, confirmed the RAF. And a second plane, a Eurofighter Typhoon, with a call ...

RIZAL, Philippines — The FA-50 fighter jet crash in Bukidnon last March was due to “inherent risks” during night flying, according to the Philippine Air Force (PAF). PAF spokesperson Col.

The fighter pilot executed a “headbutt” maneuver to get the attention of the person flying the other aircraft Friday, according to local station WPBF. That technique typically involves a ...

BUT THIS ONE REQUIRED A MORE AGGRESSIVE, AGGRESSIVE MANEUVER FROM THE JET FIGHTER PILOT THAN THEY USUALLY TAKE WHEN A PRIVATE PILOT VENTURES INTO THAT RESTRICTED AIRSPACE. IN THIS CASE ...

A White House official on Friday said Maryland will not be getting a squadron of fighter jets from the District of Columbia Air National Guard, as previously promised. The Trump administration ...

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Brandon Carlo isn't exactly known as a fighter, with just eight career scraps over eight NHL seasons and a worrying history of concussions. So, when the Maple Leafs ...

President Donald Trump announced on March 21, 2025, that the Air Force selected Boeing to produce the next generation fighter jet. ST. LOUIS — The Boeing Co.’s $20 billion contract to build ...

"I think it's good for me, too, to step up in those ways occasionally. I'm not much of a fighter, but I enjoy doing things for my team. So whatever is needed of me, I will." Brandon Carlo' last ...

President Trump announced that Boeing will build the Air Force's first sixth-generation stealth fighter jet, the F-47. Development costs alone are expected to run as high as $20 billion or even ...