"Is the U.S. Air Force quietly working on a 7th Generation fighter jet that could leapfrog current stealth and drone-cooperation tech? Whispers of an ultra-advanced platform are circulating—designed ...

Air combat is racing toward a tipping point where speed, data and exotic physics matter more than radar cross section alone. Seventh generation fighters, hypersonic strike weapons and quantum-enabled ...

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 ...

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 ...

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! As ...