Germany’s first F-35A enters final production before Luftwaffe delivery, marking a major milestone in Germany’s fighter modernization.
Fighter Jets
A Cathay Pacific Airways flight from Hong Kong to London Heathrow lost radio contact with air traffic control after its cockpit crew selected the wrong frequency, prompting a NATO air-policing response over Eastern Europe.
Northrop Grumman is strengthening its campaign for the U.S. Navy’s next-generation carrier fighter as the long-awaited F/A-XX decision moves closer.
The fighters listed below represent the most capable operational combat aircraft in 2026, based on a mix of technological sophistication, combat capability, speed, stealth, and operational versatility.
The US Air Force expects its next-generation adaptive fighter engine to be ready for aircraft integration by around 2030, marking a major milestone in the service’s effort to modernize military propulsion systems.
Japan has selected Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ (MHI) Komaki South Plant in Aichi Prefecture as the national assembly site for its Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) sixth-generation fighter, marking another major milestone in the trilateral defense project with the United Kingdom and Italy.
Turkey is pushing to sell its Russian S-400 air defense system to win back access to the American F-35, with Qatar and the UAE named as potential buyers.
Below are the ten most expensive fighter jets ever built, ranked by approximate unit cost, with one strategic bomber included as a benchmark outlier.
Indonesia has officially moved away from its long-standing plan to co-produce the KF-21 Boramae fighter jet with South Korea, marking a significant shift in the country’s defense aviation strategy.
The United Kingdom has cleared a major funding hurdle for the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), paving the way for a new development contract ahead of the Farnborough International Airshow later this month.