The F-22 Raptor arrived as the first operational fifth generation fighter and quickly became the benchmark for air ...

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

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

New footage suggests that China might be close to mass-producing advanced stealth fighter jets, not just prototyping them as ...

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 ...

Thrust vectoring—essentially redirecting the plane’s exhaust flow—allows modern fighters to quickly change direction, giving them an edge in close combat. Thrust vectoring nozzles are one of the most ...

The US and China are considered the two strongest candidates for sixth-generation fighter jet programs, although many ...

Adaptive cycle engines are specially designed to alternate between efficiency and raw power—extending an aircraft’s range ...