GCAP moves into full trilateral mode with GBP 686m contract for design of next-generation fighter jet for the UK, Italy and ...

A next-gen fighter promises a major leap in air power, but the F-47's shifting timelines raise tough questions about what ...

Sir Keir Starmer has agreed a stopgap funding deal for a new stealth fighter jet after Britain caused tensions with allies ...

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, with its many variants, is likely the best-known fifth-generation fighter plane flying today — at least when it comes to Western nations. As of 2026, 1,000 F-35s ...

Billions are directed toward the Air Force’s F-47, while the Navy’s F/A-XX receives comparatively limited funding. This ...

The United States and China are the two obvious contenders for sixth-generation fighter programs—and various European nations have also committed to their development. The race to field a ...

While no US allies could hope to rival the USAF, they are modernizing their air forces with F-35s and their own domestic ...

The Trump administration is, once again, going all in on the development of the Air Force’s sixth-generation fighter while ...

Canada has informed Japan of its interest in purchasing the next-generation fighter jet that Japan is jointly developing with ...

A closer look at the arms race for the smartest warbirds.

Lockheed Martin has floated multiple proposals to upgrade the F-35 fighter as sixth-generation alternatives emerge—but for the time being, it has its hands full manufacturing the existing ones!

Europe is not going it alone on next-generation airpower. Instead, it is pursuing a pragmatic hybrid: buying cutting-edge US technology quickly while insisting on local final assembly, software ...