The most advanced fighter jets in the world are known as "fifth generation". They contain technologies developed in the first part of the 21st century. Examples of fifth generation fighter jets ...

By the early 1980s, only Pratt & Whitney supplied engines for Air Force fighter jet contracts. The Air Force wanted a competition between manufacturers, leading GE Aerospace to develop its F101 ...

There's a peculiarity that emerges when looking at the evolution of fighter jets. The F-100 Super Sabre — the first supersonic fighter jet in the world – debuted in the early '50s ...

Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...

The ability of a fighter jet to maneuver, accelerate, and maintain high speeds, crucial for air combat, is called kinematic performance. Estimates are as high as 80% on how much pilots reduce ...

The world’s most powerful fighter jet is on its way to the United States: President Donald Trump announced over the weekend that American aerospace and defense company Boeing has won the ...

Romanian radars first picked up an "aerial target" on the border with Ukraine at around 8:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Bucharest said.

The most advanced fighter jets in the world are known as “fifth generation”. They contain technologies developed in the first part of the 21st century. Examples of fifth generation fighter ...

Maryland will not be getting a squadron of fighter jets from the D.C. Air National Guard after all, a White House official said Friday — marking the apparent end of the road for the state’s ...

F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft. Vertical tails can be seen at the rear of this fifth generation jet. (Image credit: US Air Force / Paul Holcomb) The role of vertical tails could also be ...