One of the most anticipated advancements in 7th-generation fighter jets is hypersonic flight. These aircraft are expected to achieve speeds exceeding Mach 5, which translates to over 6,125 km/h.

Twelve countries operate one of the four models that can claim status as 5th-generation fighters. Those elite ranks are set to grow with two new entrants: Turkey's Kaan and South Korea's KF-21.

TOKYO -- The Japanese government is considering exporting to Australia a next-generation fighter jet it is jointly developing with the U.K. and Italy, Nikkei has learned, aiming to deepen security ...

China appears to be fast-tracking its push for air superiority, with new footage and images showing two stealth aircraft under testing - sixth-generation fighter prototypes. The first jet ...

In a future conflict over Taiwan, Beijing’s sixth-generation fighter could block the airspace to foreign bases in Guam for up to two hours from 1,000km away, according to a mainland Chinese ...

Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons systems and emerging technology.

This J-36 sighting suggests that China could be on track to introduce the world’s first sixth-generation platform. New footage depicting China’s latest fighter jet circulated on social media ...

Japan, Britain and Italy are almost ready to bring Saud Arabia on board in the development of a next-generation fighter aircraft, Japanese government officials told The Asahi Shimbun on May 2.

The race to dominate the future of aerial warfare between China and the United States has been speeding up in recent months as both unveiled plans for sixth-generation fighters. Starting on the ...

Lockheed Martin didn't win the bid for America's next-generation fighter, but its CEO still wants to build a jet that's in almost the same league. At the company's first-quarter earnings call on ...

The objectives of the DLR project Diabolo are to develop methods and processes for the design and performance assessment of next-generation fighter aircraft configurations. Diabolo is a German Federal ...