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Why the J-16 may be China’s best multirole fighter

In recent years, two Chinese fighter aircraft have emerged which have caused a stir in the West. The first is the fifth generation J-20 ‘Mighty Dragon’, a rival to the F-35, F-22, and Su-57. The other ...
Twenty years prior to 1969 most air forces had been flying piston-engined fighters essentially no different from those of ...
Multiple U.S. companies including Northrop Grumman, Anduril Industries and Lockheed Martin are developing autonomous fighter ...
A modern fighter jet’s weapons systems officer is responsible for monitoring sensor data, operating weapons, and conducting ...
Koizumi reported that two of the Liaoning's J-15 fighter jets locked their radars on two Japanese F-15 fighter jets from ...
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How Are Modern Aircraft Wings Designed?

Today, aircraft wings are increasingly designed to prioritize stealth characteristics over raw speed—giving them a smooth, unbroken connection to the aircraft’s main fuselage.
Fighter jets were scrambled from from the Volkel Air Base in the Netherlands after an unidentified aircraft entered NATO ...
The Eurofighter Typhoon has been developed collaboratively between European airline manufacturer Airbus and producer BAE ...
Boeing has been selected to build the US Air Force's sixth-gen fighter aircraft. The Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter is expected to succeed the F-22 Raptor as the top air dominance ...
Vertical Aerospace unveiled its new eVTOL, with controls inspired by the F-35 that make it easier to hover. Its first routes ...
China and Japan ties, already frayed by comments made by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Taiwan, came under further strain ...