GA-ASI YFQ-42A fighter drone prototype (Credit: USAF) The U.S. Air Force is increasingly referring to its next generation of unmanned aircraft as “fighter drones,” as the service prepares to integrate ...

A South Korean F-16 fighter jet crashed on takeoff from Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks Tuesday afternoon. Both crew members ejected and were taken to a local hospital.

USAF slashes F-35 buy, boosts next-gen fighter in unconventional 2026 budget proposal The Pentagon’s spending request includes not just the usual appropriations, but also the still-under-debate ...

The USAF is expected to make a decision on the competitive Increment 1 production next year, when it should also start development for Increment 2 of the new generation of uncrewed fighter aircraft.

Boeing Defense, Space & Security will design, build, and deliver the U.S. Air Force’s new fighter aircraft – to be identified as the F-47. The new fighter jet will replace the current Boeing F-22 ...

After six months of uncertainty, the US Air Force is moving ahead with the Next Generation Air Dominance programme, choosing Boeing to build the new F-47 sixth-generation crewed fighter platform.

The USAF's new aerial drones aren't what you probably envision; they're the next evolution in air-to-air combat. Here's what we know so far.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command scrambled U.S. and Canadian fighter jets last week to accompany a formation of Russian aircraft flying through international airspace off the coasts of ...

A combat air patrol of American and Canadian fighter jets was scrambled this week after multiple Russian warplanes were spotted in the Arctic, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said ...

An Air Force pilot is safe after ejecting out of an F-35 fighter jet that then crashed at the Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska.

Shocking video captured an F-35 fighter jet plummeting onto the runway and bursting into flames during a training exercise at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska early Tuesday afternoon.