F-47
6th-gen air dominance fighterNGAD fighter that will lead crewed and uncrewed teams.
- ORIGIN
- USA
- STAGE
- Engineering and manufacturing development since Mar 2025
- TARGET
- First flight during the current US administration (USAF)
ARSENAL · NOT YET IN SERVICE
Future weapons
Programs that are flying as prototypes, being designed, or not yet shown. Each card links to an authoritative public source; where no free or officially released image exists, the card is left blank.
F/A-XX
6th-gen carrier strike fighterCarrier fighter to replace the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G and fly with CCAs.
- ORIGIN
- USA
- STAGE
- Contract awarded 29 Sep 2026, $20B+ development
- TARGET
- Deliveries in the 2030s
LGM-35A Sentinel
Intercontinental ballistic missileReplacement for the Minuteman III.
- ORIGIN
- USA
- STAGE
- Program restructure; first flight test 2027
- TARGET
- Initial capability early 2030s
J-36
Chengdu sixth-gen prototype · unofficial observer designationLarger of two Chinese sixth-generation prototypes; Beijing has not confirmed the program or its name.
- ORIGIN
- China
- STAGE
- First flight Dec 2024 (US DoD)
- TARGET
- Operational ~2035 (US DoD)
J-XDS / “J-50”
Shenyang sixth-gen prototype · unofficial observer designationsSmaller of two Chinese sixth-generation prototypes; Beijing has not confirmed the program or its name.
- ORIGIN
- China
- STAGE
- First flight Dec 2024 (US DoD)
- TARGET
- Operational ~2035 (US DoD)
H-20
Stealth bomberStealth bomber that Chinese official media say will have nuclear and conventional roles.
- ORIGIN
- China
- STAGE
- Announced 2016, not yet shown
- TARGET
- Not released
GCAP
6th-gen fighterJoint fighter of the UK, Japan and Italy, managed by the GIGO agency.
- ORIGIN
- UK / Japan / Italy
- STAGE
- £4.6B design contract to Edgewing, Jul 2026
- TARGET
- 2035
KAAN
5th-gen fighterTürkiye's national fighter, planned with the domestic TF35000 engine.
- ORIGIN
- Türkiye
- STAGE
- First flight 21 Feb 2024
- TARGET
- Service from ~2028 (Turkish MoD)
Checked against public sources, October 2026. J-36, J-XDS and J-50 are unofficial observer designations; China has not confirmed either program. Images: Wikimedia Commons and official releases, credited under each image.