An Italian F-104 pilot from the 51st Wing managed to put the far more maneuverable American jets in difficulty during a simulated dogfight in the 1980s. It was a surprising victory that left the U.S.

How many Lockheed F-104 Starfighters were built? The question sounds like a simple statistical query. But behind that number lies one of the most controversial, widely exported, technically ambitious, ...

The F-104 Starfighter was not built for dogfights. In fact, Lockheed’s designers purposely sacrificed maneuverability for speed. Known as the “Widowmaker,” the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter was first ...

Six of the US Air Force’s most iconic aircraft were featured in the 1983 film The Right Stuff—each of which played a role in advancing America’s exploration of space. What You Need to Know: The ...

Once a common sight in European skies, the F-104 Starfighter has been out of military service for well over a decade. The last major user was the Italian Air Force, and indeed the author’s last ...

Forget the launch pad: A Space Coast company wants to accelerate its rare supersonic aircraft to twice the speed of sound, climb up to 45,000 feet, and fire wing-mounted rockets up into low-Earth ...

Starfighters Space sold shares Dec. 18, raising $22.1 million gross that the company says will support its pursuit of its StarLaunch suborbital space launch programs. “With this milestone completed, ...