The F-35 will also serve as a test bed for technologies that will become commonplace in the next generation of jets. Flying in coordination with AI-enabled drones will become a staple of any sixth-generation fighter, and those new fighter tricks will likely first arrive in the form of the F-35.

The vast expanse of the South China Sea has become one of the world’s most dangerous theaters for military aviation encounters. When Chinese fighter jets intercept US spy planes in international airspace,

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said Monday that Kuwait had “mistakenly shot down” three American F-15E Strike Eagles during a combat mission while Iran attacked the country. The U.S. Central Command said the active combat included attacks from ...

Two Russian TU-142 military aircraft were tracked near Alaska and Canada.