stealth fighter

Jun 9, 2023

5 things you didn’t know about the Su-57 fifth-generation fighter

Russia’s match to the Raptor is the Sukhoi Su-57. The single-seat, twin-engine, multirole fighter was Russia’s first with stealth technology.

Jun 9, 2023

BYTim Kirkpatrick

Mar 14, 2023

How a pilot in one of America’s least stealthy aircraft saved a downed pilot from one of the stealthiest

In March 1999, NATO announced that coalition forces would begin a massive air war and bombing campaign against Serbia. Within hours after the first round of strikes, an A-10 squadron received an urgent call that one of America’s stealthiest aircraf…

BYTim Kirkpatrick

Mar 14, 2023

Jan 24, 2022

Norway is the first country in the world to have a pure stealth fighter fleet

On January 6, 2021, the Royal Norwegian Air Force announced the retirement of its 44 F-16 Fighting Falcon fourth generation…

Jan 24, 2022

BYIan D'Costa

Jan 16, 2023

This was what it took to fly the world’s first stealth attack jet

The US Air Force’s flight schools have a reputation for churning out some of the best pilots in the world. But not even with that standing, only 558 in the service’s entire history were ever able to earn the title “Bandit” — the name awarded e…

BYIan D'Costa

Jan 16, 2023

Jun 18, 2021

Move over stealth, America needs faster jets to beat China

As the United States reenters the realm of great power competition, America needs to maintain its technological edge in stealth,…

Jun 18, 2021

May 5, 2021

X-44 Manta: How Lockheed nailed the NGAD in the 90s

Way back in 1999, Lockheed Martin had a plan to field a delta-shaped stealth fighter that skipped the need for…

May 5, 2021

Jan 26, 2021

The A-12 Avenger II would’ve been America’s first real ‘stealth fighter’

In October of 1983, the world’s first operational stealth aircraft took to the skies under cover of both physical and…

Jan 26, 2021

Jan 20, 2021

Comanche: America’s stealth helicopter that could have been

The U.S. has long led the world in stealth technologies, and for a time, it looked as though America’s love…

Jan 20, 2021

Jul 15, 2020

China’s J-20 stealth fighter is gaining on America’s top jets

According to reports released through Chinese media, a modified version of their Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter, dubbed the J-20B, has just entered mass production. This new variant of their first fifth-generation fighter will continue to run dated Ru…

Jul 15, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

The F-35 is getting a long-range missile that can blind enemy air defenses

As rival powers develop increasingly capable air-defense networks, the US military is working with defense firms to arm the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter with a missile able to destroy these systems at long range. Lockheed Martin has …

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

The F-35 stealth fighter is still struggling with some big problems

America’s most expensive weapon — Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter — is still struggling with a number of serious problems, such as destructive chain reactions triggered by a flat tire, a weird green glow on the helmet …

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

Here’s what happened to the F-35 that mysteriously disappeared

The F-35 that went missing in April 2019 crashed after the pilot lost his spatial awareness and slammed the fighter into the Pacific Ocean at almost 700 mph, the Japanese defense ministry said June 10, 2019, according to multiple reports. A Ja…

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

The Navy’s new supercarriers can’t deploy with the new stealth fighters

The new Ford-class supercarriers are being delivered to the US Navy without the ability to deploy with the service’s new stealth fighters, and lawmakers have decided to put a stop to it. It’s very difficult to get something like an aircraft …