Operation Rolling Thunder is in full swing and F-105 Thunderchief, commonly known as the Thud is the main USAF workhorse.

The Republic F-105 Thunderchief, known to its crews as the Thud, was a cornerstone of US Air Force strike capability dur ...

During the Vietnam War, the fighter-bomber flew dangerous missions ... the United States Air Force sent a decommissioned Republic F-105 Thunderchief—a “Thud,” in USAF language—to be ...

The notion of a cockpit-less plane sounds bizarre now, but at the time, the periscope concept was seen as a viable idea.

The jet, despite giving a good account of itself in tests, ultimately lost out to the Republic F-105 Thunderchief. The Boeing Bird of Prey, a secretive 1990s experimental fighter programme ...

And like other fighter-interceptor designs of the time ... he turned his attention to the F-105 Thunderchief, a high-speed, low-altitude nuclear bomber that drew some inspiration from the RF ...

This wide supply chain makes the F-35 Lightning II a truly global product. Because of that, it's also likely the reason it's one of the most exported U.S. jet fighters. The Joint Strike Fighter ...

Boeing's CEO said its win over Lockheed Martin "will secure our fighter franchise for decades to come." He called being selected for the first US sixth-generation aircraft a key step for Boeing's ...

A US F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet fell into the Red Sea on Monday after slipping off the USS Harry S Truman aircraft carrier while being towed, the Navy said. The fighter jet slipped off the ...

Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons systems and emerging technology.