Key Points and Summary - Debates over whether America “needs” a sixth-generation fighter often start from the wrong place: the generational labels themselves. -Dr. Robert Farley traces how the ...

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 ...

Analyst tells state media Mighty Dragon’s airborne weapons are expected to have a longer range and stronger anti-interference ...

Beijing’s newest variant of its J-20 fifth-generation fighter aircraft has the ability to conduct precision strikes on ...

The United States and China are the two obvious contenders for sixth-generation fighter programs—and various European nations ...

Boeing has been selected to build the US Air Force's sixth-gen fighter aircraft. The Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter is expected to succeed the F-22 Raptor as the top air dominance ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -After months of delay, the Pentagon will select as soon as this week the defense company to design and build the Navy's next stealth fighter, a U.S. official and two people ...

China has developed a new advanced jet trainer (AJT), possibly aimed at training pilots for fifth-generation combat aircraft. The jet, seen in yellow factory primer paint, features twin canted tails ...

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Boeing has released a sneak peek of its designs for the U.S. Navy's next-generation strike fighter, the F/A-XX. Unveiled at the Talihook Symposium in August 2025, the rendering has raised hopes that ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reiterated his opposition to Navy plans to develop its next-generation F/A-XX fighter jet, arguing it will overlap with plans for a different aircraft that has President ...

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