Aircraft

The US Marine Corps C-130 Hercules named "Fat Albert," assigned to the US Navy “Blue Angels” flight demonstration team, uses Jet Assisted Take Off bottles during the 2005 Blue Angel Homecoming show.

A Marine pilot breaks the gender barrier in one of the world's most elite squadrons

When the elite aerial team called the Blue Angels formed in 1946, all of its pilots were men. In 2014, the same thing was true. Now history has been made with the addition of Capt. Katie Higgins, the first female pilot to serve with the Navy's world-famous demonstration squadron.

A Marine pilot breaks the gender barrier in one of the world's most elite squadrons
A Chinese J-11 fighter jet is seen flying near a U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon about 215 km (135 miles) east of China's Hainan Island in this U.S. Department of Defense handout photo taken August 19, 2014.

US and Chinese warplanes risk a mid-air collision — and an international incident

US and Chinese warplanes risk a mid-air collision — and an international incident
Peter Chong holds a smartphone displaying a picture of himself with missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 captain Zaharie Shah.

Details emerge about the pilot and co-pilot of Malaysia's missing flight

Details emerge about the pilot and co-pilot of Malaysia's missing flight
Pilots stand in the shade of the wing of a DC-3 in the hamlet of Miraflores in the Colombian jungle.

Ancient DC-3s deliver hope in Colombia, and seat belts are optional

Ancient DC-3s deliver hope in Colombia, and seat belts are optional

This blue airplane is actually quite green — and perhaps it's the future

This blue airplane is actually quite green — and perhaps it's the future

U.S. Sends B-2 Bombers on Practice Run Over South Korea

U.S. Sends B-2 Bombers on Practice Run Over South Korea

Civilian companies eye big potential for domestic drone use

Unmanned aerial vehicles have become popular tools in America's wars, but that technology is working its way back stateside. Already, there are a few domestic uses of drones, mostly by law enforcement and the military. But manufacturers have much bigger ideas in mind.

Civilian companies eye big potential for domestic drone use
The World

The Skies Could Fill With (small) Unmanned Aircraft

Drones aren't just used for spying and dropping bombs. The civil applications for unmanned aircraft are numerous, from spreading seeds on fields to delivering medical supplies to remote areas. The World's Jason Margolis has more.

The Skies Could Fill With (small) Unmanned Aircraft

Will Hurricane Sandy Change Your Vote?

Will Hurricane Sandy Change Your Vote?

Summer In The Global Village: Afro-Punk Fest — Part One

Summer In The Global Village: Afro-Punk Fest — Part One

Is it Time to Stop Worrying and Love the Domestic Drone?

Is it Time to Stop Worrying and Love the Domestic Drone?

VIDEO: Advanced Israeli drone, capable of reaching Iran, crashes west of Jerusalem

Israel is employing a growing fleet of drones to monitor its adversaries and to have should the country ever again be threatened militarily. But one of their newest and most advanced versions crashed over the weekend, just weeks before it was expected to be declared operational.

VIDEO: Advanced Israeli drone, capable of reaching Iran, crashes west of Jerusalem

Iran Refuses to Return Downed Drone

Iran Refuses to Return Downed Drone

VIDEO: Iran displays what it says is a captured, top secret U.S. drone

An American unmanned aerial vehicle was lost over Iran recently, and Iranian officials say it was a top secret RQ-170. They displayed what they said was the drone on state TV recently.

VIDEO: Iran displays what it says is a captured, top secret U.S. drone

Will Drones in Libya Help Overthrow Gadhafi?

Will Drones in Libya Help Overthrow Gadhafi?