Fifth-gen jets like the F-35 are now the bare minimum for seizing even brief control of the skies in modern peer combat, a Royal Air Force officer said this week. "Fifth-generation combat air is not ...
The F-15EX was supposed to be the safe, unglamorous choice next to the stealthy F-35 and F-22, a bridge for aging squadrons ...
Lockheed Martin said the US government is interested in its F-35 "fifth-generation-plus" concept. The company wants to use research from its failed six-generation stealth fighter design. The CEO said ...
Despite the need to modernize, Spain shelves F-35 plans, leaving its Navy without a STOVL replacement. The purchase of F-35 Lightning II aircraft, the fifth-generation American stealth fighter, for ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. To date, Lockheed Martin has delivered more than 1,200 F-35 ...
The Joint Simulation Environment is playing a key role in developing tactics and operational concepts for integrating Collaborative Combat Aircraft with ...
Facing defense cuts and NGAD setbacks, Lockheed Martin is pitching an enhanced F-35 as a cost-effective “bridge” to sixth-gen fighters, reusing advanced tech while managing significant financial ...
Lockheed Martin has begun the “engineering analysis” around adding sixth-generation features to the company’s fifth-generation fighters based on development work it did on the losing bid for the Air ...
Fifth-generation jets are now "the peer-level baseline," a Royal Air Force official said. He said the advanced jets are now the "entry standard" to get the edge in the air "against the most basic ...