The Grumman X-29 used forward-swept composite wings, canards, digital fly-by-wire controls, and an intentionally unstable airframe to test technologies for future fighters. Three computers constantly ...

Suppose the identical quality that renders a fighter aircraft revolutionary is also the one that keeps it from ever actually flying as a weapon of war. The Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut is a stark case history ...

Due to changes in military strategy and technological breakthroughs, fighter jets are always evolving, with constant improvements made to radar, propulsion, and design. A notable feature developed for ...

Click to open image viewer. America's first swept-wing jet fighter, the F-86 Sabre joined the ranks of great fighter aircraft during combat operations high above the Yalu River in Korea. Even though ...

Summary: The 1996 unveiling of the Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut, a tech demonstrator with forward-swept wings, sparked widespread speculation about its potential to outperform contemporary Western fighters ...

Did the never produced Russian Su-47 ‘Berkut’ fighter accomplish anything of significance? It is an interesting question, given that the not-so-stealthy aircraft was intended to push the technological ...