The UK plans to have a new stealth fighter flying by 2035.
The British plane would be a sixth-generation fighter. It would be able to operate with a pilot or as a drone.
The United States might be part the development of the new UK Tempest fighter jet.
Swarming weapons, directed energy, hypersonic weapons planned for Tempest, according to MBDA. #fia18 #avgeek pic.twitter.com/bskyIMzEi9
— Tim Robinson (@RAeSTimR) July 16, 2018
Building a sixth gen fighter? You need a sixth gen jet engine. Rolls-Royce is already on the case. #avgeek #FIA18 pic.twitter.com/aD8eDEjG97
— Tim Robinson (@RAeSTimR) July 16, 2018
#Tempest looks quite interesting from this angle, showing the X-32 like wing and quite a complex back end. @BAESystemsAir pic.twitter.com/sIssrPXrAL
— Tony Osborne (@Rotorfocus) July 16, 2018
It will have
* mach 5+ hypersonic missiles
* combat lasers or high power microwave weapons
* swarming drones
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Like post Brexit UK will be able to even buy all that many of them let alone build them. Now, if they partnered with another country with deep deep pockets, maybe….
Like post Brexit UK will be able to even buy all that many of them let alone build them. Now if they partnered with another country with deep deep pockets maybe….
Sorry, I meant £2 Billion per plane if Lockheed Martin get’s involved.
It will end up being £2 per plane if Lockheed Martin get’s involved.
I think so too. India, Japan, South Korea and Brazil are also looking to build their fighter jet in the West but outside Europe. Israel has a lot of aerospace knowledge and might want to try again to build an aircraft.
Sorry I meant £2 Billion per plane if Lockheed Martin get’s involved.”
It will end up being £2 per plane if Lockheed Martin get’s involved.
I think so too. India Japan South Korea and Brazil are also looking to build their fighter jet in the West but outside Europe. Israel has a lot of aerospace knowledge and might want to try again to build an aircraft.
Sorry, I meant £2 Billion per plane if Lockheed Martin get’s involved.
It will end up being £2 per plane if Lockheed Martin get’s involved.
I think so too. India, Japan, South Korea and Brazil are also looking to build their fighter jet in the West but outside Europe. Israel has a lot of aerospace knowledge and might want to try again to build an aircraft.
Like post Brexit UK will be able to even buy all that many of them let alone build them. Now, if they partnered with another country with deep deep pockets, maybe….