Sixth-generation fighter
Classification of post-2020s jet fighters
Sixth-generation fighter
A sixth-generation fighter is a jet-powered fighter aircraft more advanced than the fifth-generation jet fighters currently in service and development. Key characteristics include advanced stealth technology, increased range, beyond-visual-range weapons, and potentially aerial manned-unmanned teaming. As of 2026, various national and multinational programs are in progress, with the first sixth-generation fighters expected to enter service in the 2030s. China is the first nation to publicly fly prototypes widely referred to as sixth-generation fighter aircraft. China has test-flown two sixth-generation prototypes, tentatively named the Chengdu J-36 and Shenyang J-50, in 2024. In 2025, the United States Air Force picked the Boeing F-47 design for its Next Generation Air Dominance program, started in 2014 to replace the F-22 Raptor. The United States Navy is pursuing the F/A-XX program to replace its F/A-18E/F Super Hornets. Boeing was also awarded the development contract for the Boeing F/A...
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