Military Aircraft of 2011
Fighter
Chengdu J-20 (First Flight)
China's first 5th-generation stealth fighter makes a shock debut.
Fighter
Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II (Sea Trials)
The STOVL Lightning II completes its first vertical landing at sea.
Fighter
Mikoyan MiG-35 (Demonstration Phase)
Russia pushes the "definitive" MiG-29 evolution.
Helicopter
Sikorsky MH-60 Black Hawk (Stealth Variant)
The secretive "Ghost Hawk" revealed during the Bin Laden raid.
Other
Boeing KC-46 Pegasus (Program Launch)
Boeing is awarded the contract for the USAF's next-generation tanker.