Boeing QF-16
Overview 📷 Photo: U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. J. Scott Wilcox (public domain) The Boeing QF-16 is an […]
2000s-Present: 5th & 6th Generation
The modern era: F-22 and F-35 sensor-fusion fighters, China and Russia join the stealth club, and sixth-generation programs race toward the 2030s.
Boeing X-51A Waverider
Overview 📷 Photo: U.S. Air Force, public domain The Boeing X-51A Waverider was an uncrewed experimental aircraft built to demonstrate
AVIC WZ-8
Overview 📷 Photo: WZ-8 at Airshow China (Zhuhai) 2022, via Wikimedia Commons The AVIC WZ-8 (Wuzhen-8, 无侦-8) is an uncrewed,
Mitsubishi X-2 Shinshin
Overview 📷 Photo: Wikimedia Commons / JASDF The Mitsubishi X-2 Shinshin (心神, meaning “mind” or “spirit”), formerly known as the
Hindustan AMCA
Overview 📷 Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Aero India 2021 The Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) is India’s planned fifth-generation stealth
TAI TF-X Kaan
Overview 📷 Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Turkish Aerospace Industries The TAI Kaan (formerly TF-X) is Turkey’s ambitious fifth-generation stealth air
HESA Kowsar
Overview 📷 Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Iranian Ministry of Defence The HESA Kowsar is an Iranian fighter jet based on
HESA Saeqeh
Overview 📷 Photo: Wikimedia Commons / IRIAF The HESA Saeqeh (“Thunderbolt”) is an Iranian-built single-seat jet fighter derived from the
Shenyang FC-31 / J-35
Overview 📷 Photo: Wikimedia Commons The Shenyang J-35, developed from the FC-31 Gyrfalcon technology demonstrator, is a Chinese single-seat, twin-engine,
Shenyang J-16
Overview 📷 Photo: Wikimedia Commons The Shenyang J-16 (NATO reporting name: Flanker-N), also known as “Qianlong” (Hidden Dragon), is a