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The aircraft engine is considered the "heart" of the aircraft. The development of advanced aircraft engines focuses on achieving a high thrust-to-weight ratio, high efficiency, low fuel consumption, and extended operational life. High-temperature functional coatings, such as thermal barrier coatings (TBCs), thermal/environmental barrier composite coatings (T/EBCs), and high-temperature stealth coatings, are applied to critical hot-end components of aircraft engines. These coatings play a significant role in enhancing the service performance, operational life, safety and reliability of the engine. Taking TBCs, T/EBCs, and high-temperature stealth coatings as examples, this paper provides a systematic overview of recent research progress in the design of high-temperature functional coating materials, coating preparation science and technology, and coating performance evaluation and characterization, both domestically and internationally, with a specific focus on the advancements made at Beihang University. Furthermore, challenges and development trends faced by new high-temperature functional coatings of advanced aircraft engines in the future are also discussed. In the future, the research focus of advanced high-temperature functional coatings will shift toward multifunctional composite coatings, enhanced adaptability to extreme environments, and improved process compatibility. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]