Military aircraft come in all shapes and sizes, but these days nearly all of them have one thing in common: they are painted grey. Boring, monotonous grey. But military aviation has a colorful history ...

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Irish Defence Forces personnel guarding a US military aircraft at Shannon Airport drew their weapons after three pro-Palestinian activists allegedly breached security. The protesters sprayed the plane ...

Defence Forces members protecting a US military aircraft at Shannon Airport drew their weapons following an alleged “planned and premeditated” incursion by three pro-Palestinian activists, a court has ...

The RC-135W’s flight route near Hainan is significant, as the Chinese navy docks its aircraft carriers there. A US Air Force RC-135W reconnaissance plane was detected flying through the airspace ...

The NTSB revealed more details about the crash from cockpit recording data. Federal authorities are prohibiting all operators of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 planes from flying the aircraft until they are ...

Three crew members and 11 people on the ground were killed when the MD-11 cargo plane crashed after takeoff in Louisville, Ky., on Nov. 4. By Francesca Regalado and Michael Levenson A UPS cargo plane ...

Editor's note: Follow USA TODAY's live coverage of the UPS plane crash in Louisville, KY, for Wednesday, Nov. 5. LOUISVILLE, KY – The crews are small. They fly fewer flights. Cargo planes operate ...