Explore seven military aircraft that define modern airpower through speed, sensors, payload, and battlefield dominance.

Military analyst on CCTV says frontier technologies reflect ‘expectations for future aerospace and space superiority’.

The Need for Speed When it comes to air combat, speed isn’t just a nice-to-have; […] ...

Across the United States military, some of the most decisive combat missions are still flown by aircraft that first took to the skies when slide rules and vacuum tubes were standard tools. America’s ...

Some aircraft succeeded even though they made life harder for the people flying them. They demanded constant attention, ...

Lockheed Martin has unveiled Vectis, a new uncrewed stealth combat aircraft. Vectis is a Group 5 aircraft designed for survivability and "collaboration" in combat. The aircraft aims to enhance ...

Fighter aircraft have always been the cutting edge of air combat. Whether ripping through the skies of Europe in World War II or patrolling the airspace in today’s contested zones, these machines ...

The cover of Aviation Week & Space Technology’s June 2, 1975, issue depicts the first prototype of the European multi-role combat aircraft (MRCA) flying over its flight test base at Manching, Germany.

READING, England–Defense ministers from the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) partner nations have reaffirmed ambitions to get the design and development of the future combat aircraft on contract by ...

Although it is likely still several years from fielding an operational aircraft, the US Navy (USN) has begun the process of developing new tactics incorporating autonomous fighter jets. The Naval Air ...

A YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft test aircraft is staged in Poway, Calif., May 19, 2025. The Department of the Air Force has begun ground testing for the CCA program to validate performance and ...