Fighter jets remain one of the most important tools in modern military strategy. While new technologies like drones and hypersonic missiles are reshaping warfare, the ability to control the skies still depends on high-performance combat aircraft.

The largest NATO bases with the most fighters are all US Air Force and US Navy bases, with some having more fighters than entire European air forces.

India has an urgent need for new combat aircraft but the European next-generation fighter offerings may not be the answer.

Uncrewed collaborative combat aircraft (UCCA) are intended to serve as ‘loyal wingmen' to crewed fighters.

In its decades of service, this U.S. fighter jet has never lost, and yet three were just shot down. Details are still murky, but here's what we know so far.

Iran has claimed that its air defence forces struck a US F-35 fighter jet inside its airspace, causing serious damage to the stealth aircraft. The IRGC says the attack followed the interception of more than 125 American and Israeli drones.

India is beginning to map out its next leap in air combat capability, with a parliamentary panel urging the government to accelerate planning for sixt.

"If Airbus maintains its position of not wanting to work with Dassault, the matter is dead," said Dassault boss Eric Trappier.

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence, in a report presented to the Lok Sabha and laid before the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, has called for