Some countries, such as US and UK pay attention to the development of materials for fighter engines, implement a series of advanced materials technology programs, develop and demonstrate lightweight high-strength materials to provide technology base for the engineering manufacture and development of engine. Application of materials in third, fourth and next generation fighter engine is overviewed, the development trend of fighter engine materials is concluded that the application of polymer matrix composite, titanium matrix composite, titanium aluminide, lamilloy, single crystal alloy, powder metallurgy superalloy, ceramic matrix composite, thermal barrier coatings is increased. The materials research trend is concluded that the density becomes lighter to reduce the structure weight, the strength and temperature-resistance become higher to increase the turbine inlet temperature, the integration of materials, process and structure design is obtained to improve materials behavior and reduce the manufacture cost.