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Canada has become the first observer nation in the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), the United Kingdom, Italy and Japan’s sixth-generation fighter initiative.The new status does…

FARNBOROUGH, England — BAE Systems revealed a new unmanned fighter jet on Wednesday, boosting Britain’s entry into one of the defense industry’s hottest and most fiercely…

FARNBOROUGH, England — Britain’s new government secured an early defense win on Tuesday as Canada joined the delayed GCAP fighter jet program, part of a wider…

Retiring a combat aircraft before its replacement is fully ready is not always a planning failure. It is often a deliberate trade-off: short-term capability risk weighed…

Australia Revives Trainer Competition For Future Fighter | Aviation Week Skip to main content Chen Chuanren July 17, 2026 Credit: Australian Defense Department Australia has revived…

The race to build the first sixth-generation fighter jet is well underway, with the United States and the People’s Republic of China competing to be the…

All US military pilots are commissioned officers, and their basic salary follows the same pay scale regardless of whether they are fighter jet pilots or transportation…

The Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet has been in service with the United States Navy (USN) since 1999, and since then, the aircraft has served effectively not…

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that Washington would lift U.S. sanctions on Turkey that were imposed in 2020 over Ankara’s purchase of Russian defense…

Edgewing has secured a £4.6 billion ($6.1 billion) contract to advance development of the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP), the next-generation fighter jet backed by Italy,…