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Summary and Key Points: The unveiling of the GCAP mock-up sparked a simple question: why are next-generation fighters getting so large? -Size is a...
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Summary and Key Points: The unveiling of the GCAP mock-up sparked a simple question: why are next-generation fighters getting so large? -Size is a...
Summary and Key Points: Russian officials pitch the MiG-41 as a revolutionary successor to the MiG-31—Mach 4–5 speed, near-space altitudes, and even hypersonic-missile interception....
Summary and Key Points: Trump’s administration awarded Boeing NGAD; Trump unveiled the sixth-generation fighter as F-47, linking it to his presidency. -At Davos, he...
Summary and Key Points: During a recent visit to Doha, Qatar, President Trump announced his vision for a “Super Raptor”—a modernized version of the...
Development of the propulsion system for the U.S. Air Force’s F-47 (NGAD) fighter is proceeding faster than anticipated under the Next-Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP)...
Summary and Key Points: President Trump made headlines at the World Economic Forum in Davos by suggesting he might remove the “47” designation from...
Summary and Key Points: Congress has sharply increased 2026 funding for the Navy’s F/A-XX program, reviving momentum for a sixth-generation, carrier-launched fighter meant to...
Summary and Key Points: Analysts are debating whether the U.S. should export its upcoming sixth-generation fighters, the Air Force’s F-47 and Navy’s F/A-XX, or...
Summary and Key Points on the F-47 Numbers Question -The U.S. Air Force has selected Boeing to build the F-47, the manned centerpiece of...
GCAP—the Japan, UK, and Italy next-generation fighter effort—is gaining credibility as Europe’s rival FCAS program struggles with deadlines and stakeholder infighting. Reports suggest FCAS...