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Europe’s FCAS 6th-gen fighter jet is imploding from within

Europe’s Future Combat Air System was supposed to be the continent’s answer to sixth generation airpower, a flagship project ...
Yahoo

What makes a fighter jet ‘sixth generation’ and why it matters

To significantly improve its air power, China has revealed what it claims to be the world's first flying sixth-generation fighter jet, a large, powerful aircraft with features that suggest a serious ...
Flightglobal

Boeing’s F-47 sixth-generation fighter scheduled to fly in 2028 as production begins on first aircraft

Boeing’s developmental sixth-generation F-47 fighter will take to the skies in 2028. The airframer was selected to deliver the USA’s first-ever sixth-generation fighter in March, beating out Lockheed ...
The Aviationist

U.S. Navy “Eagerly Awaiting” After Senate Saves F/A-XX in Budget Approval

Vice Admiral Daniel Cheever, Commander of the Naval Air Forces, stressed the need for a naval sixth generation carrier-borne jet distinct from the Air Force’s F-47. Following weeks of uncertainty, the ...
Flightglobal

US Navy air boss outlines vision for carrier-based sixth-generation fighter

The US Navy (USN) is pushing ahead with plans for a purpose-built sixth-generation fighter designed to operate from an aircraft carrier. That comes despite a recent effort by the Trump Administration ...
The National Interest

The US Navy Might Be Getting Its F/A-XX Sixth-Generation Warplane After All

In a drone-and-hypersonic weapon-dominated future, manned fighter aircraft appear anachronistic. Yet this has not stopped the US Navy and Air Force from devoting enormous resources to fanciful ...
Business Insider

Lockheed Martin says the US is interested in its '5th-generation-plus' F-35 that uses tech from its failed 6th-generation bid

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