Why the B-21 Raider is officially a 6th-generation aircraft before any fighter earned the label

The future of stealth strike is already on the USAF flightline.
EL PAÍS English

What is a sixth-generation fighter jet? The US has a decade’s head start on Europe after the collapse of the FCAS project

The American giant Lockheed Martin is selling F-35s in droves, despite the jet’s operational problems, while Boeing is making progress in the development of the F-47 ...
19FortyFive on MSNOpinion

France just started building a $12 billion nuclear supercarrier designed around a sixth-generation fighter. Three months later, that fighter died

In March 2026, France named its next carrier the France Libre and began building the most ambitious warship in European ...
Breaking Defense

European next-gen GCAP fighter program pushes ahead with $6.1 billion contract

After the collapse of rival European fighter program FCAS, the new infusion means GCAP's future "has never been more assured, ...

Europe's $116B fighter jet 'failure' raises fresh doubts about ability to defend itself without US

France and Germany abandon the Future Combat Air System sixth-generation fighter jet program, dealing a major blow to ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN

Sixth-gen jet that can combat advanced threats accurately set to bolster UK, Japan, Italy’s power

The UK, Japan and Italy have joined hands to develop a sixth-generation fighter jet.

China hints at sixth-generation fighter jet in official video: Report

It marks the first time PLA hinted at its next-generation fighter programme, which until now was only seen through unverified ...

Why The US Is One Of The Only Countries That Can Build A 6th-Generation Fighter Alone

US and China are perhaps the only countries with the industrial base and funding to feasibly go it alone and develop a ...

Schmitt: Boeing's sixth-generation fighter jet will be assembled in north St. Louis County

The U.S. Senator made his remarks at a press conference outside the 1.1 million-square-foot Advanced Combat Aircraft Facility ...

St. Louis to host production of America’s next-gen fighter jet

St. Louis is expected to become the home of America’s next-generation fighter jet. On Monday, Sen. Eric Schmitt visited ...

China’s sixth-generation fighter anxiety is growing from a French report, but the biggest problem is how little the outside world can verify from outside

China’s mysterious J-36 is fueling new debate over sixth-generation airpower and how far the program has advanced.

What does 'generation' mean in fighter jets and does it really matter?

Regional air forces are rapidly modernizing, with China and Pakistan inducting advanced fighters. India is enhancing its ...