The Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), a joint sixth-generation fighter jet initiative involving the United Kingdom, Japan, and Italy, is facing uncertainty due to delays in British defense funding commitments.
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Across Europe, fighter jet pilot salaries in 2026 continue to vary widely, reflecting national defence budgets, economic strength, and long-standing military pay structures.
The long service life of these fighter jets demonstrates how durability, adaptability, and cost efficiency shape modern air power.
General Electric has declared its strong interest in securing the engine manufacturing contract for India’s 5th Gen fighter project.
A US Air Force F-22 fighter jet shot down a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon off the coast of South Carolina on February 4, 2023.
Two IAF aircraft crashed on Saturday morning in Madhya Pradesh in what appears to be a mid-air collision. Near Morena, Madhya Pradesh, a Sukhoi-30 and a Mirage 2000 aircraft collided.
An Indian Air Force fighter jet crashed in Barmer on Thursday night, killing both of its pilots.
At the Indian Naval Station Hansa in Goa, India, Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet successfully conducted operational demonstration tests
The first prototype of the TEJAS MK-1A, which is actually the intended mass-production version of the TEJAS and the base for all others, has made its first flight in secrecy, according to Indian authorities.
The Russian Aerospace Forces’ Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker-E fighter plane was shot down near Izium, in eastern Ukraine