In a world first, Japanese researchers flew a lightning-proof drone in a thunderstorm, using it to induce and direct natural ...

Flying through the air carries its own risks, but what happens when lightning strikes an airplane in that's in the air?

On a stormy day, engineers at Japan’s Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) launched a small aircraft into the ...

If you're a nervous flyer who's worried about lightning hitting your airplane, there's a major unexpected reason why you have nothing to stress about.

Lockheed Martin has received a contract modification worth $180m from the US Department of Defense (DoD) to convert three ...

“Smaller aircraft and the military have been using ... are critically vulnerable to a spike in current from a lightning strike. Today engineers install these systems with surge protection ...

Fighter jet crews from the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy are fully prepared for a significant international deployment as ...

A beast of a high-speed strike fighter ... steering dot on the radar display and still control the aircraft. During the cold war, the Lightning was used to intercept Soviet aircraft overflying ...