Boeing has begun building the U.S. Air Force’s next generation stealth fighter and intends to fly it for the first time in 2028, Gen. David Allvin, the Air Force chief of staff, said Monday. Allvin’s ...

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 ...

China’s J-35 stealth fighter is moving into mass production as Beijing scales its aerospace industry.

Article Summary - When the F-22 Raptor entered service, Japan saw it as the ideal stealth air-superiority fighter to replace its aging F-15J fleet and counter rising Chinese power. -Tokyo even floated ...

Key Points and Summary - Shiny jets like the J-20 and J-35 don’t win fights—pilots do. -China’s PLAAF flies frequent grey-zone missions near Taiwan, but its aviators lack real combat experience and ...

This past September, China’s new J-35 stealth fighter successfully launched from its Fujian aircraft carrier for the first time. This marked a major milestone for their naval aviation program, and a ...

In March of 2025, the U.S. Air Force announced that it had selected the contractor for its sixth-generation stealth fighter program: not Lockheed Martin, which made the F-22 and still makes the F-35, ...

The F-22’s holistic design—born of the Advanced Tactical Fighter program—prioritizes air dominance over ground attack. In the high-stakes arena of modern aerial warfare, where split-second decisions ...

In today’s world, air superiority remains a defining measure of global power—and only a select few nations command the technology to field true fifth-generation fighter jets. These aircraft fuse ...

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 ...