Lockheed Martin is reportedly trying to convince the Air Force up upgrade its F-22 Block 20 jets to be combat rated.

A San Diego defense technology company unveiled an artificial intelligence-piloted fighter jet Tuesday that can take off vertically without runways, accelerating the Pentagon's push toward a future where autonomous drones fly combat missions alongside human pilots.

Shield AI's unmanned X-BAT flies using an autonomous core that could allow it to be a drone wingman and team up with a crewed fighter.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A fighter jet and a helicopter based off the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz both crashed into the South China Sea within 30 minutes of each other, the Navy’s Pacific Fleet said.

Shield AI’s new unmanned, vertical-takeoff-and-landing fighter jet concept is designed to be a drone wingman or a standalone aircraft, marking the latest autonomous aircraft announcement by defense companies in recent weeks.

The incident in the South China Sea on Sunday highlights tension in a region where China is demonstrating its growing military capabilities.

By far the best American fighter of 1939, and by far the shiniest aircraft on this list, the Curtiss Hawk 75A scored the first aerial victory on the Western front of the Second World War. The combat victories were claimed by French pilots in Curtiss Hawk 75A-1s of the SPA 160 "Red Devils" squadron of GC II/4 on 8 September 1939.

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signed a letter of intent on Wednesday to export up to 150 of Saab's Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine after talks in Linkoping,

UK and Turkey have strengthened their military ties with a major defence deal.British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer confirmed a deal in which Turkey will buy 20 Eurofighter Typhoon jets from the UK for £8 billion .

The Swedish-made JAS 39 Gripen would dramatically help modernize Ukraine's air force.