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A sixth-generation fighter is a conceptualized class of jet fighter aircraft design more advanced than the fifth-generation jet fighters that are currently in service and development. Several countries have announced the development of a national sixth-generation aircraft program, including China, the United States, and Russia.
An early rendering of a proposed Boeing F/A-XX design. In April 2012, the Navy issued a formal request for information for the F/A-XX. It calls for an air superiority fighter with multi-role capabilities to initially complement and eventually supersede the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircraft in the 2030s, while complementing the F-35C Lightning II and UCLASS unmanned aircraft ...
Northrop Grumman describes the B-21 as "the world's first sixth-generation aircraft." [14] Richard E. Cole, left, the last living Doolittle Raider, announces the name of the B-21 with Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James, right, during the Air Force Association conference on 19 September 2016.
Kendall also expressed confidence that the Air Force was "still going to do a sixth-generation crewed aircraft." Air Force veterans and industry experts have expressed concern with the idea that the B-21 Raider would be able to penetrate a hostile IADS without support from a crewed 6th-gen NGAD fighter.
Jet fighter generations classify the major technology leaps in the historical development of the jet fighter. Different authorities have identified different technology jumps as the key ones, dividing fighter development into different numbers of generations. Five generations are now widely recognised, with the development of a sixth under way. [1]
Pellegrini was the prime minister in 2018 when the government signed the $1.8 billion deal to purchase 14 U.S. F-16 Block 70/72 fighter jets in a move meant to replace the obsolete Soviet-made MiG ...
Artificial intelligence software flew the VISTA X-62A for more than 17 hours, marking the first time AI operated a tactical aircraft. AI Just Flew an F-16 for 17 Hours. This Could Change Everything.
Some photos showed the aircraft painted with code number '36' on the forward fuselage, thus the aircraft was tentatively named J-36 by military analysts. [14] Analysts speculated the aircraft may be either a sixth-generation fighter prototype or a regional bomber prototype design previously known as the JH-XX.