When plans to build a European fighter jet to surpass the US F-35 were officially grounded this week, it came as a surprise ...

At the Berlin Air Show, Germany's air force chief said Germany will need to "pick up" a fifth-gen-plus system by 2035.

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 ...

U.S. maintains critical advantage over China in next-gen fighter development ...

FCAS was already competing with the GCAP project and Swedish and Turkish fighters. Europe should combine its efforts.

The later fighter version of the Tornado wasn’t good at anything and basically didn’t work at all for much of its service: it ...

Europe is not going it alone on next-generation airpower. Instead, it is pursuing a pragmatic hybrid: buying cutting-edge US technology quickly while insisting on local final assembly, software ...

Britain reveals next-generation fighter design to succeed Typhoon fleet ...

The emerging coalition could reshape Europe’s future fighter landscape, but it still needs political backing, lots of funding ...

Tokyo is concerned as its ageing fighters need to be replaced and the project lacks a clear development plan and schedule, analysts say.

FCAS was killed by industrial infighting, and now Berlin, Paris and Madrid must choose between national programs, U.S.