The refinement of the fighter jet seems to have happened at a blistering pace. The world's first operative fighter jet was Germany's Messerschmitt Me 262, which took to the skies during the latter ...

Many of the frontline fighter jet families designed and initially built in the 1970s remain in use today. These include the F-16 Fighting Falcon, the F-15 Eagle family, the European Panavia Tornado, ...

Ironically, as soon as the F-35A is completed and enters service, it will be returned to the United States for pilot training. Construction has continued on NATO member Germany’s first Lockheed Martin ...