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, ...

BERLIN/WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Germany is considering ordering more U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets, two sources told Reuters, a move that would deepen Berlin's reliance on American military ...

Fighter jets remain one of the most important tools in modern military strategy. While new technologies like drones and ...

The F-35 will also serve as a test bed for technologies that will become commonplace in the next generation of jets. Flying in coordination with AI-enabled drones will become a staple of any ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Paul Iddon is a freelance journalist focused on Middle East affairs. Almost a decade has passed since Israel received its first ...