Watch: Chinese Fighter Jet Intercepts US Surveillance Aircraft Over South China Sea

The South China Sea is a contested area, with China claiming portions that overlap with the exclusive economic zones of Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and the Philippines. The Department of Defense did not clarify what area of the South...

Fathers and Sons: The Expansive Family of Sukhoi’s Su-27 ‘Flanker’ Fighter Jets

The design bureau founded by Pavel Sukhoi in 1939 has turned out some of the most legendary fighter aircraft of the 20th century, providing the backbone of Soviet air forces through the Cold War and Russian air forces after. Arguably its most...