The next generation fighter jet for the United States Air Force has officially been announced. Here's what we know so far and ...

PteroDynamics said its aircraft, called Transwing, folds and unfolds its wings during flight to achieve different wing configurations, resulting in a smaller ground footprint and more effective ...

Building the fighter jet starts with the assembly of its wing section. Construction of the airframe then moves down the production line to an area where the four major structure pieces of the jet ...

and folding inward at supersonic speed. The benefits of variable-sweep wings are roughly what you’d expect: they give a plane greater variety. Several prominent military aircraft have ...