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Key Points and Summary – Europe and key allies are already looking past fifth-generation aircraft toward what comes next: a sixth-generation fighter “family of...
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Key Points and Summary – Europe and key allies are already looking past fifth-generation aircraft toward what comes next: a sixth-generation fighter “family of...
Key Points and Summary – Russia is pitching the S-550 as the next layer above the S-500: a mobile interceptor aimed at ICBM defense,...
Key Points and Summary – The Air Force’s F-47 NGAD could cost as much as $300 million per jet—far above the “F-35-like” price leaders...
Key Points and Summary – This piece dissects the Air Force’s ambitious ten-year plan built around the F-47 NGAD and B-21 Raider, plus ‘Super’...
Key Points and Summary – Congress has gutted funding for the Navy’s F/A-XX program, cutting FY2026 support to just $74 million while fully backing...
Key Points and Summary – Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier has reignited doubts about the Future Combat Air System, warning that FCAS may not...
Key Points and Summary – The United States and China are now in a full-blown race to field operational sixth-generation fighters: Boeing’s F-47 and...
Key Points and Summary – China’s Baidi “White Emperor” concept, unveiled as a mock-up at Zhuhai 2024, promises almost everything: ultra-stealth, Mach 5–6 speeds,...
Key Points and Summary – Europe’s Future Combat Air System is billed as a true sixth-generation ecosystem: a stealth Next Generation Fighter, a powerful...
Key Points and Summary – After losing the Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance contest to Boeing’s F-47, Lockheed Martin is pushing an aggressive...