Fighter aviation is on the verge of a generational break that will make even the F-35 look like a transitional design. Seventh generation concepts promise aircraft that think, shoot and maneuver at ...

Seventh generation fighters are being designed around a simple, unsettling premise: the human body is becoming the limiting factor in air combat. As engineers push toward hypersonic speeds, ...

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 ...

Fighter jets remain one of the most important tools in modern military strategy. While new technologies like drones and hypersonic missiles are reshaping warfare, the ability to control the skies ...