It is possible that the "Combat Cloud," a program designed to link advanced fighter jets to ground sensors and other aircraft, could be salvaged if Europe’s FCAS program collapsed. Europe’s most ...

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Germany and France had pledged to work together on the FCAS sixth-generation fighter jet, but their different priorities for the program appear increasingly irreconcilable. French and German leaders ...

After being stalled in procurement purgatory, the Navy is set to move forward with its carrier-based 6th generation fighter.

Originally conceived and brought into production by General Dynamics, the F-16 Fighting Falcon continues to be produced by ...

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 ...

With France’s withdrawal from the inter-European FCAS sixth-gen fighter jet initiative appearing more and more likely, it is unclear how the program will survive. Germany and France have a long and at ...

Germany and France had pledged to work together on the FCAS sixth-generation fighter jet, but their different priorities for the program appear increasingly irreconcilable. “They just can’t seem to ...