The U.S. military typically employs its various fighter jet models for decades, but every so often, the time comes when ...

China’s expanding fleet of J-20 and emerging J-35A stealth fighters is sharpening the airpower challenge over Taiwan and the ...

A P-38J-10-LO Lightning fighter of the United States Army Air Forces (42-68008) flying over California in 1944 (Photo: U.S.

The F-35’s multirole design prevents it from excelling at close air support—yet the fighter jet is well-suited to missions in contested airspace, which competitors like the A-10 Warthog are not.

Today, the “ghost of the X-32” haunts the US military not because the aircraft itself was flawed beyond redemption, but ...

Developing a next-generation fighter aircraft is a decades-long endeavor. The evolving nature of technological advancement and real-world needs means that a successful fighter will receive years of ...

An unclassified U.S. Air Force report, mandated by the 2025 NDAA, included figures of the required combat fleet, calling for an increase of nearly 300 ...

The stealthy F-35 Lightning fighter jets are flown by the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Marines, with each plane costing about $100 million. With Veterans Day earlier in the week, this year’s homecoming ...

China’s J-36 sixth-generation fighter was recently spotted in public, with significant design alterations from its last ...

India ha moved closer to its 5th-generation stealth fighter dream, a homegrown warplane built to match the world’s best.

Not every plane has the luxury of very long airport-worthy runway strips. In fact, many combat scenarios are in non-ideal locations that often do not come with a nice long runway for landing and ...