Fourth-generation fighters were supposed to disappear. Instead, they still define Western air power in 2026.
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The F-35 Could Be a “Fifth-Gen-Plus” Aircraft One Day
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!
This shift is significant because the F-22 was originally designed around one core principle: maximum stealth and air ...
Thanks to a congressional rescue and an 11th-hour change of heart by the Pentagon’s civilian leadership, the contract to develop the U.S. Navy’s next carrier-based fighter is now on track to be ...
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In the First World War, fighter aircraft typically had only two light machine guns. By the Second World War, the firepower ...
GE Aerospace has signed a contract with the Indian Air Force (IAF) to establish a depot facility for F404-IN20 engines, which ...
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The Pentagon Can’t Stop Buying New F-35 Fighter Jets
Included in the Department of Defense’s enormous proposed Fiscal Year 2027 budget is a procurement request for an additional ...
Russia's SU-34 fighter has the potential range to reach Washington D.C. from Moscow (over 4,000 miles) without refueling.
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China’s J-35 - The new carrier stealth fighter built to challenge the F-35
China’s J-35 is presented as a new carrier based fifth generation fighter designed for the country’s latest catapult equipped ...
In addition to offering Eurofighters a cheaper option for countering drones, APKWS rockets would significantly increase each ...
The question is how these things scale to production.” The gap lies in moving from isolated products to a pipeline. “You can ...
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