Military Aircraft in Flight

High-performance military aircraft like bombers and reconnaissance planes soaring through clear blue skies, emphasizing sleek designs and military camouflage.

SR-71 Taking Off

A left side view of a B-1 bomber aircraft in flight during testing and evaluation. Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An air-to-air right front view of an F-111 aircraft over the Mediterranean. The aircraft is returning to its base in England after a deployment to Turkey. Country: Unknown

An air-to-air right underside view of an RF-5E reconnaissance system testbed aircraft. Country: Unknown

1979 - A right side view of a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft carrying an AGM-109 Tomahawk air-launched cruise missile..

Lockheed ER-2 (NASA-706) in flight

Shot of an E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft on a routine training mission from Kadena Air Base, Japan, flies high above the clouds after being refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker (not shown). Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

SR-71 Taking Off

An air-to-air top rear view of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft from the 437th Military Airlift Wing. The short tufts of yarn attached to the outside surfaces indicate the air-flow pattern over the aircraft while it is in flight. Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Air to air view left side view of a 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing's SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft, on a mission out of Beale Air Force Base, California. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

A view of an SR-71 Blackbird aircraft in flight. The aircraft, from the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, will be refueled by a KC-10 Extender aircraft during testing. Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The space shuttle Discovery atop NASA's modified 747 is captured over the Mojave Desert while being ferried from NASA Dryden to the Kennedy Space Center.NASA's modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with the Space Shuttle Discovery on top lifts off from Edwards Air Force Base to begin its ferry flight back to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The cross-country journey will take two days, with stops at several intermediate points for refueling.Space shuttle Discovery landed safely at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California at 5:11:22 a.m. PDT, August 9, 2005, following the very successful 14-day STS-114 return to flight mission.During their two weeks in space, Commander Eileen Collins and her six crewmates tested out new safety procedures and delivered supplies and equipment the International Space Station.Discovery spent two weeks in space, where the crew demonstrated new methods to inspect and repair the Shuttle in orbit. The crew a

NASA's historic B-52 mother ship carried the X-43A and its Pegasus booster rocket on a captive carry flight from Edwards Air Force Base Jan. 26, 2004. The X-43A and its booster remained mated to the B-52 throughout the two-hour flight, intended to check its readiness for launch. The hydrogen-fueled aircraft is autonomous and has a wingspan of approximately 5 feet, measures 12 feet long and weighs about 2,800 pounds.

DN-SC-87-05638. Country: Unknown

New Zealand, Otago, Wanaka, Warbirds Over Wanaka, General Dynamics F-111 Swing Wing Jet Fighter (RAAF)

DN-SN-88-02580. Country: Unknown

A right underside view of a Soviet Su-24 Fencer aircraft in flight. Country: Unknown

NASA Dryden's highly-modified Active Aeroelastic Wing F/A-18A shows off its form during a 360-degree aileron roll during a research flight.

An air-to-air right front view of a C-2A Greyhound aircraft of Fleet Logistics Support (Carrier On-board Delivery) Squadron 40 (VRC-40) near Norfolk, Virginia. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

High angle view of a bomber plane in flight, B-2 Spirit, US Air Force

The Highly Maneuverable Aircraft Technology (HiMAT) research vehicle is shown here mated to a wing pylon on NASAs B-52 mothership aircraft. The HiMAT was a technology demonstrator to test structures and configurations for advanced fighter concepts. Over the course of more than 40 years, the B-52 proved a valuable workhorse for NASAs Dryden Flight Research Center (under various names), launching a wide variety of vehicles and conducting numerous other research flights.

Mig-3 soviet ww2 fighter Mig-3 soviet ww2 fighter Copyright: xZoonar.com/AlexanderxStrelax 3891297

Pair of A-7 Corsair II aircraft of the Hellenic Air Force.

Cargo Plane at Dover Airforce Base, Sunset, Dover, Delaware

DN-ST-85-06029. Country: Unknown

Tu-142MZ airplane in formation with Su-33 jet fighters of the Russian Navy.

An air-to-air front view of a B-1 bomber aircraft on a demonstration flight during the Farnborough Air Show. Base: Farnborough Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster Drop Test Vehicle (SRB-DTV) captive flight on NB-52B

December 11, 2008 - The Space Shuttle Endeavour flies over the Clear Lake area and the Johnson Space Center after having spent the night at a stopover in Tarrant County, while mounted on a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier aircraft.

AN air-to-air left side view of a KC-10 Extender aircraft. Country: Unknown

USAF B2 STEALTH BOMBER FLYING OVER MOUNTAINS

An air-to-air left side view of a Soviet Bear H bomber aircraft alongside a Canadian CF-18 Hornet aircraft. Country: Unknown

1960s US AIR FORCE LOCKHEED SR-71 BLACKBIRD LONG-RANGE MACH 3 MILITARY RECONNAISSANCE JET AIRCRAFT A SKUNK WORKS BLACK PROJECT

The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds" perform a high show demonstration during the Sun n Fun airshow April 9, 2022, in Lakeland, Florida. This was the teams first civilian airshow of the season.

detail Military Fixed Wing Aviat Airplanes Goodyear F2G-1 Super Corsair fighter nose propeller taxiing air show

An air-to-air right side view of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft from Fighter Squadron 154 (VF-154) descending. Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-05930. Base: Unknown

A NATO E-3A Sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft from NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, West Germany, operates in the late evening skies during a training mission. The plane is one of eighteen such aircraft providing surveillance for member nations as directed by NATO's Airborne Early Warning Force commander. Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Tupolev Tu-22 was the first supersonic bomber to enter production in the Soviet Union

An air-to-air top front view of an F-16XL Fighting Falcon prototype aircraft armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on each wing tip and AIM-7 Sparrow missiles on the undercarriage. Base: Farnborough Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Vintage Photograph. Massive military cargo aircraft on the runway ready for takeoff.

Rockwell B-1B Lancer. Four-engine strategic bomber variable-sweep wing, used by the United States Air Force (USAF). The B-1B version entered service in 1986 being assigned to the Strategic Air Command (SAC) as a nuclear bomber. In the 1990s, the B-1B was modified for use as a conventional bomber. It entered combat for the first time during Operation Desert Fox, bombing raids over Iraq between 16 and 19 December 1998. Tail section. South Dakota Air and Space Museum. Box Elder, South Dakota, United States.

The unusual lines of the X-36 technology demonstrator contrast sharply with the desert floor as the remotely piloted aircraft scoots across the California desert at low altitude during a research flight on October 30, 1997..

An air-to-air right side view of a Fleet Composite Squadron 10 (VC-10) TA-4J Skyhawk aircraft flying over part of Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The aircraft is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and Mark 20 cluster bombs. Country: Unknown

An air-to-air overhead front view of an SR-71A strategic reconnaissance aircraft. The SR-71 is unofficially known as the "Blackbird.". Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

NACA Aircraft on Rogers Dry Lake

AN air-to-air right side view of an F-5E Tiger II aircraft. Country: Unknown

View of the rear of several F-14A Tomcat aircraft of Fighter Squadron 103 (VF-103) showing the jet exhaust outlets sealed up to keep out foreign objects while the aircraft are in 30-day short term preservation due to a lack of operating funds. Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Air to air view left side above view of a 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing's SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft, on a mission out of Beale Air Force Base, California. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

An air-to-air right side view of a B-1B bomber during an acceptance flight being conducted by Detachment 15 of the Air Force Contract Management Division. State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

August 14, 2006 - A KC-135 Stratotanker refuels an F/A-18 Hornet from the Navy's Blue Angels on its way from an air show at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska.

A Su-30SM jet fighter of the Russian Air Force taking off.

A left side view of a B-1 bomber aircraft in-flight during testing and evaluation. Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Artwork: "T-38's and the Flight Simulator Camera at Randolph" Artist: Kevin Davidson. Country: Unknown

Uruguayan Air Force A-37 Dragonfly in flight over Brazil.

Consolidated B-36 in Flight Near Edwards Air Force Base, California. Consolidated B-36 in Flight Near Edwards Air Force Base, California.

One of two initial U.S. Air Force SR-71A reconnaissance aircraft that was retired from operational service and loaned to NASA for high-speed research programs arrives at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center Edwards California. The aircraft deployed its drag chute even before its nose gear touches the runway at the end of a 1990 research flight.

AVION F-86 REVISADO EN C.A.S.A - FOTO AÑOS 60. Location: CONSTRUCCIONES AERONAUTICAS-CASA. GETAFE. MADRID. SPANIEN.

Su-24M frontline bomber plane of the Russian Navy flying over Kaliningrad Region, Russia.

C-5B Galaxy flying

British fighter plane from the Second World War over the sea computer -generated 3D illustration with a British fighter plane from the Second World War over the sea

Straight on, medium close-up of the nose section on one B-1B Lancer. Five B-1B Lancers are forward deployed to RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, in support of NATO Operation Allied Force in Yugoslavia. The B-1B is a long-range strategic bomber, capable of flying intercontinental missions and penetrating present and future sophisticated enemy defenses. This mission is in direct support Operation Allied Force. Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Raf Fairford State: Gloucestershire Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

A front view of two F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft parked on a ramp at General Dynamics. Base: Fort Worth State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

. The NASA ER-2 high-altitude aircraft supported the Investigation of Microphysics and Precipitation for Atlantic Coast-Threatening Storms (IMPACTS) mission. For this mission, the IMPACTS team tracked storms across the Eastern United States to help understand how winter storms form and develop. The aircraft, which is based at NASAs Armstrong Flight Research Center Building 703 in Palmdale, California, was temporarily based at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, Georgia. The three-year IMPACTS campaign concluded on Feb. 28, 2023.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- After a flawless mission, Endeavour prepares to touch down on Runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility to complete an 11-day, 19-hour and 18-minute-long STS-88 mission. At the controls is Commander Robert D. Cabana. Other crew members on board are Pilot Frederick W. "Rick" Sturckow and Mission Specialists Jerry L. Ross, Nancy J. Currie, James H. Newman and Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev, a Russian cosmonaut. This is the tenth nighttime landing for a Space Shuttle, the fifth at Kennedy Space Center, and the ninth landing of Endeavour at KSC. On the 4.6-million-mile mission, Endeavour carried the U.S.-built Unity connecting module to begin construction of the International Space Station. The crew successfully mated Unity with the Russian-built Zarya control module during three space walks. With this mission, Ross completed seven space walks totaling 44 hours and 9 minutes, more than any other American space walker. Newman moved into third place for U.S. sp

Artist concept of a tilt-wing strategic aircraft in high-speed configuration. Country: Unknown

130725-F-EA289-371

An air-to-air right side view of a Soviet Mainstay airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft. Country: Unknown

An air to air right side view of a Tu-142 Bear J aircraft. Country: Unknown

Detailed Isometric Illustration of an F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Fighter on the Ground

This photograph shows the LASRE pod on the upper rear fuselage of an SR-71 aircraft during take-off of the first flight to experience an in-flight cold flow test. The flight occurred on 4 March 1998.

A rear view of an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64) during an operational evaluation (OPEVAL). Base: USS Constellation (CV 64) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

An air-to-air left side view of the first camouflaged C-5 Galaxy aircraft. State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Fighter Squadron 51 (VF-51) F-14A Tomcat aircraft trails a Soviet Tu-142 Bear F aircraft that is passing in front of a US Navy aircraft carrier. Country: Unknown

A view of a B-52G Stratofortress aircraft pylon. Country: Unknown

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The space shuttle Endeavour, mounted atop NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, is seen close-up from the mate-demate device at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.The SCA, a modified 747 jetliner, will fly Endeavour to Los Angeles where it will be placed on public display at the California Science Center. This is the final ferry flight scheduled in the Space Shuttle Program era.

An underside view of a Soviet Su-27 Flanker aircraft carrying AA-10 Alamo missiles. Country: Unknown

British Airways supersonic passenger aircraft Concorde lands at Sahar Airport now Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Bombay now Mumbai ; Maharashtra ; India

A left front view of an AGM-123A Skipper II low-level laser-guided bomb mounted on the wing pylon of an A-7 Corsair aircraft. Base: Nav Weapons Center, China Lake State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Plane travel, illustration

An MQM 107D Drone in flight. Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

High angle view of a fighter plane in flight, F-117 Nighthawk, US Air Force

An artist's concept of two Su-27 Flanker aircraft in flight. Country: Unknown

An RQ-4 Global Hawk sits on the runway before beginning a nighttime mission. The aircraft is unmanned, and is used to capture imagery from high altitudes. (Co U.S. Air Force photo/John Schwab)

E118-2587 Model

The Hyper III was a full-scale lifting-body remotely piloted research vehicle (RPRV) built at what was then the NASA Flight Research Center located at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California.

AN air-to-air right front view of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft. Base: Southern State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Pair of A-7 Corsair II aircraft of the Hellenic Air Force.

DF-SC-88-02305. Country: Unknown

This overhead view is of Atlantis atop a modified 747 as the craft flew over desert, California, USA

Vintage photograph. Boeing B-47 Stratojet flight

Transport aircraft over the sea Transport aircraft above the sea

A P-3C Orion aircraft flies over an ice camp north of the Arctic Circle.. Country: Unknown

A close-up front view of the B-2 Advanced Technology Bomber aircraft parked in front of its hangar at Air Force Plant 42. Base: Palmdale State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

X-38 in Flight

An air-to-air left side view of two Airborne Early Warning Squadron 124 (VAW-124) E-2 Hawkeye aircraft. Country: Unknown

An air-to-air right side view of a Fleet Composite Squadron 10 (VC-10) TA-4J Skyhawk aircraft flying over part of Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The aircraft is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and Mark 20 cluster bombs. Country: Unknown

Artwork: "Turning Initial, Reese Air Force Base, Texas," Class 80-81 Artist: Craig Kodera. Country: Unknown

(HWB) Hybrid Wing Body Aerodynamic Test in 14x2212.3 Foot Span HWB Model as tested in the 14x22 Foot Subsonic Tennel Aerodynamic Test

F-111 Aardvark flying over Sacramento Mountains, California.

Picture of a retro gray metal toy airplane Picture of a retro gray metal toy airplane. In the background, blue sky with clouds and sea. Copyright: xZoonar.com/JFsxPicxFactory xThielemannx 13512436

of 3