A defense technology company is developing a new AI-piloted aircraft that can help the US military prepare for a future conflict with China.

America still sets the pace in fighter aviation. This rundown highlights the five fastest U.S. jets in 2025—F-15EX Eagle II, F-15E Strike Eagle, F-22 Raptor, F-15C/D Eagle, and F/A-18E/F Super Hornet—and explains why speed is only part of the story.

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 .

A New York Times analysis of satellite imagery and air traffic control communications found that U.S. military planes began operating out of the Central American country in mid-October.

Satellite data further revealed two U.S. Air Force B-52H bombers flying near Venezuela’s coast in a "bomber attack demonstration" tied to the Trump administration’s Caribbean pressure campaign. The USS Gerald. R. Ford nuclear-powered aircraft carrier has also been deployed to the region.

The US military was spotted testing its nuclear-capable bomber equipped with what appeared to be a long-range atomic weapon — just as the Air Force was preparing to test its Minuteman III