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.

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 ...

A Chinese balloon seen floating over the northwestern United States this week was a reminder of how governments have used balloons for reconnaissance for more than a century. By Amanda Holpuch A ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Pentagon announced on Thursday that it was tracking a suspected spy balloon flying in U.S. airspace. Defense officials said they had “very high confidence” that it belonged to China and that it ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...