The F-35's development costs are well over $1 trillion, but then again it's really three planes in one. Here's what sets each apart from the others.

A San Diego defense technology company unveiled an artificial intelligence-piloted fighter jet Tuesday that can take off vertically without runways, accelerating the Pentagon's push toward a future ...

Shield AI unveils ‘X-BAT’: New vertical take off automated fighter jet The U.S. defense startup says the AI-piloted jet can launch without a runway and operate in denied airspace.

San Diego-based Shield AI is developing a first of its kind fighter jet: a 2,000-mile-range pilotless plane that takes off and lands vertically and uses artificial intelligence to fly itself, even ...