Frank Luke Jr., the World War I ace pilot and recipient of the Medal of Honor, launched his brief but stellar military career after earning his wings at what is today North Island Naval Air Station.

The saga of that Chinese spy balloon floating across the continental United States at an altitude of about 60,000 feet came to an end over the weekend after a pair of F-22 Raptors from the 1st Fighter ...

Hydrogen filled balloons were used at Fort Sill, Okla. for observation of artillery fire. In 1918, a spark of static electricity caused a balloon to explode while the ground crew was still holding ...

Army aviation began with lighter-than-air observation balloons during the Civil War. Recognizing the potential of aerial observation, President Lincoln appointed aeronaut Professor Thaddeus S. C. Lowe ...

This article originally appeared on Haaretz, and was reprinted here with permission. Sign up here to get Haaretz’s free Daily Brief newsletter delivered to your inbox. Three observation balloons that ...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An object believed to be an observation balloon entered Polish airspace from Belarus and flew over the country for several hours before disappearing from radar, prompting the ...

PARIS–French space agency CNES and Hemeria, a satellite and sounding balloon manufacturer, have been testing a maneuvering balloon for military observation and telecommunications at stratospheric ...

The legendary aviators of World War I helped pave the way for the development of aerial warfare as a standard tactic of the 20th and 21st centuries. While people like Manfred von Richthofen, the ...

If a 5-foot purple-and-yellow-striped parachute carrying video equipment dropped out of the sky near you this week, you may have hit the jackpot. A $1,000 reward is being offered for the return of ...

U.S. military attempts to recover the Chinese high-altitude spy balloon that was shot down off the South Carolina coast by an F-22 Raptor Saturday remained ongoing Monday. Military officials are ...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's Defense Ministry says it has detected an object in its airspace that flew in from the direction of Belarus and that it was probably an observation balloon. The ministry ...