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 ...

The arrival of a new partner would provide a valuable boost to backers of the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), as the cost ...

Washington will speed up development of the U.S. Navy's new advanced fighter jet, according to a new report, after previously delaying the program. The White House has approved a Pentagon plan to move ...

Both platforms are experiencing delays likely to persist into the next decade.

President Donald Trump announced on March 21, 2025, that Boeing had won the contract to build the F-47, the Air Force’s next-generation air dominance fighter designed to operate as a command hub for ...

The future of aerial warfare might be missing one key component – the pilot. FOX Business was exclusively invited to Northrop Grumman’s unveiling of its next-gen autonomous fighter, named "Project ...

The Future Combat Air System project has stalled because the French and German contractors don’t see eye to eye.

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 ...

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 ...

The F-35 will also serve as a test bed for technologies that will become commonplace in the next generation of jets. Flying in coordination with AI-enabled drones will become a staple of any ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Donald Trump said this week that he may remove the number "47" from the U.S. Air Force's upcoming sixth-generation ...