The F-22 Raptor remains America's only operational 5th-generation air superiority fighter, with just 187 built despite an original requirement for 750.
TowerSouth Korea has launched a formal concept study for a sixth-generation fighter, signaling its ambitions to build on the KF-21 Boramae program with a next-era combat aircraft.
TowerBoeing's F-47 NGAD fighter has been spotted over Nevada with a reported tailless canard design that signals a fundamental shift in American fighter aerodynamics.
TowerOnly the United States and China have the industrial depth and defense budgets to build a sixth-generation fighter without partners - here's why.
TowerWill the Boeing F-47 be the most expensive aircraft ever? Unpacking NGAD's unit cost vs. lifetime program cost for pilots.
TowerThe Air Force is retiring 119 F-15E Strike Eagles to fund next-gen platforms while upgrading the remaining 99 for service into the 2030s.
TowerRussia flew a sixth-gen demonstrator first but sanctions and industrial gaps may leave it a decade behind the US, UK, Japan, and allies.
TowerFive military aircraft programs are reshaping American air combat, from upgraded legacy jets to autonomous drone wingmen.
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