How Chinese Missiles and Tech Bros Nearly Killed America’s Secret New Stealth Fighter
The Boeing F-47 will soon be the world’s most advanced fighter jet on the planet—but it almost never happened.
How a new wave of fighter jets could transform aerial combat
Now, however, nations are moving ahead with the sixth generation of combat jets. In the past few months, China has flown its ...
New Wave Of Fighter Jets Transforming Aerial Combat
The most advanced fighter jets in the world are known as“fifth generation.” They contain technologies developed in the first ...
A new wave of stealth fighter jets is set to transform aerial combat
Now, however, nations are moving ahead with the sixth generation of combat jets. In the past few months, China has flown its ...
U.S. Air Force’s Next Super Fighter Revealed, Boeing's F-47 to Outclass All Adversaries
Boeing’s victory over Lockheed Martin is a high-stakes gamble. The company has faced costly delays on multiple defense ...
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Russia’s Su-57 is Close to Getting Loyal Wingmen
Russian Aerospace Forces pilots flying the Sukhoi Su-57 may have drones as “loyal wingmen,” assisting in the operations in ...
F-47: Sixth-Generation Stealth Fighter
On March 21, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Boeing would be awarded a contract valued at more than $20 billion to develop the F-47, a sixth-generation ...
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Third Time’s the Charm: China’s J-36 Spotted Again
“Chengdu’s next-generation prototype aircraft (tentatively named J-36) has again been spotted conducting test flights,” a ...
Why Do Some Fighter Jets Have Tail Hooks?
A hook may seem like a strange component on a fighter jet, but it has a widely important job to keep pilots safe while landing on aircraft carriers.