Fighter Jets

Modern fighter aircraft and next-generation air combat technologies.

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F-47 Design Explained: Canards, No Tail and Altered Images

F-47 Design Explained: Canards, No Tail and Altered Images

The two official images of the F-47 show an aircraft with small foreplanes beside the cockpit, wings that angle upwards and no visible tail fins....

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Where Will the F-47 Be Based? Nellis and the Secret First Base

Where Will the F-47 Be Based? Nellis and the Secret First Base

The Air Force has named one base that will host the F-47: Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, where the aircraft will be tested by...

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F-35B Explained: How Vertical Landing Works

F-35B Explained: How Vertical Landing Works

The F-35B lands vertically by pointing its engine exhaust at the ground and driving a large fan behind the cockpit, which together produce about 40,650...

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What Fighter Jets Does India Have? Su-30MKI, Rafale and Tejas

What Fighter Jets Does India Have? Su-30MKI, Rafale and Tejas

The Indian Air Force is the fourth-largest in the world, but it is short of fighters. After the last MiG-21s retired in September 2025 it...

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F-47 Budget: What the US Is Spending on Its Next Fighter

F-47 Budget: What the US Is Spending on Its Next Fighter

The United States is spending about $3.5 billion on the F-47 in fiscal 2026, and the Pentagon has asked Congress for about $5 billion in...

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F-35 Combat Record: Where the Stealth Fighter Has Fought

F-35 Combat Record: Where the Stealth Fighter Has Fought

The F-35 has been in combat since 2018, flown by Israel, the United States and the United Kingdom over Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Gaza, Lebanon...

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Will the F-47 Be Exported? What Trump and Allies Have Said

Will the F-47 Be Exported? What Trump and Allies Have Said

No country has ordered the F-47, and the United States has not formally offered it to anyone. The question is open only because President Donald...

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What Fighter Jets Does China Have? J-20, J-35, J-16 and J-10C

What Fighter Jets Does China Have? J-20, J-35, J-16 and J-10C

China has the largest air force in Asia and the second-largest fleet of stealth fighters in the world. The Pentagon counts more than 3,100 aircraft...