As terrible recent conflicts have shown, the fighter aircraft is far from dead and can prove vital for a nation’s survival. The most modern fighters can shoot down an enemy aircraft at a range of 100 ...

Key Points and Summary - The F-22 Raptor remains the world’s premier air-to-air fighter, but its biggest flaw isn’t in the airframe—it’s in the numbers. -The United States shut the line after fewer ...

The new Low Drag Tank and Pylon (LDTP) system for the F-22 can (and likely will, in adapted form) be used on the F-47 (Boeing’s NGAD sixth-gen fighter), F-35, and other stealth platforms to ...

Iran’s attempt to unveil a homegrown “stealth” fighter was meant to signal technological defiance and strategic confidence. Instead, the Qaher project has become a case study in how glossy prototypes ...

Military fighter jets are among the fastest aircraft in the history of aviation. But for some of these planes in the early 1990s, their incredible speed made them a target for enemy radar. One example ...

It was billed as the answer to high-tech U.S. stealth fighters. Instead, an ambitious pan-European project has become a case study into some of what has gone wrong with the region’s defense push. The ...

Japan now operates dozens of advanced F-35 stealth fighters—including the F-35B STOVL variant, based on its two quasi-aircraft carriers. Eighty years ago, following its defeat in World War II, Japan ...

China revealed new capabilities of the J-20S variant Jan. 11, 2026, during a press statement on the 15th anniversary of its maiden flight. China state media image Beijing’s newest variant of its J-20 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New footage has been released that seems to show a Chinese Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter flying close to a Taiwanese airbase during ...

Singapore plans to operate a handful of both the conventional F-35A and the short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) F-35B. The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) is set to receive its first US-made ...