President Donald Trump announced on Friday that Boeing had been selected to develop the future combat aircraft, which would be designated the F-47.. The designation is a deviation from typical ...

B-2 bombers, like the ones used to strike Iran's nuclear facilities, are continually receiving major upgrades to stay ...

Stephen Chapis explores the century-long legacy of Jack Northrop's flying wing design, culminating in the B-2 Spirit's historic role in Operation Midnight Hammer-America's largest stealth bomber ...

The B-21 Raider isn’t just another aircraft—it’s the future of American airpower. Designed for deep strikes and complete ...

The US Air Force will soon get the sixth generation fighter jet F-47. The jet is expected to replace America's old F-22 ...

Stealth — or low-observable – technology used to be rare on aircraft, only seen on the F-117 Nighthawk and B-2 Spirit, but it's the defining feature of an entire generation of fighter jets ...

To begin with, stealth technology does not make an aircraft “invisible,” either to the naked eye or to radar. This is impossible. Instead, effective stealth technology reduces an aircraft’s ...

For decades, the F-16 has formed the backbone of the U.S. Air Force’s fighter jet fleet. Today, the Air Force operates more than 700 aircraft of this type. And in spite of its advanced age, the ...

U.S. defense strategy evolves with 6th-generation aircraft, including the B-21 Raider and F-47, promising advances in stealth while facing budget constraints and global threats.

A fleet of about 100 future B-21 stealth bombers at an estimated total cost of at least $130 billion is also planned. The first B-21 aircraft are now in test flights.

The United States has used stealth aircraft in combat since the first Gulf War in 1991 — with the F-117 Nighthawk, which first flew in 1981, leading the attack into Baghdad.

A Chinese researcher who has led development of the J-35A stealth fighter jet says that the aircraft will play a major role in defending the nation against enemy aerial attacks.