Given that the Eurofighter can be given modern upgrades at a fraction of the cost of the sixth-gen warplane programs underway in Europe, are those programs even needed? The Eurofighter Typhoon is one ...

Dassault CEO Eric Trappier says the next-generation fighter needs one clear leader, and he is done pretending the fight is ...

Key Points and Summary - UK-Italy-Japan’s Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) is accelerating, with Tempest prioritizing deep range and a large internal payload—targeting roughly twice the F-35’s ...

Europe is not going it alone on next-generation airpower. Instead, it is pursuing a pragmatic hybrid: buying cutting-edge US technology quickly while insisting on local final assembly, software ...

Key Points and Summary - The Eurofighter Typhoon began life as a pure air-superiority dogfighter, but Europe’s security environment and budget realities have turned it into something very different.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A F-35 fighter jet flies during a media day of NATO's "Air Defender 23" military exercise at Spangdahlem U.S. Air Base near the ...

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, with its many variants, is likely the best-known fifth-generation fighter plane flying today — at least when it comes to Western nations. As of 2026, 1,000 F-35s ...

Spanish airmen prepare a Eurofighter jet for takeoff at the Albacete Air Base, Spain, on Feb. 16, 2026. (Victor Fernandez/Europa Press via Getty Images) PARIS – BAE Systems said the production ...

Germany and France may abandon joint fighter jet project FCAS German F-35 purchase would follow 2022 order for 35 jets Move would buy Germany time to find an alternative to FCAS jet BERLIN/WASHINGTON, ...