Saturday, November 20, 2010

Looking At A Possible Sixth-Generation U.S. Fighter

Image: A possible sixth-generation U.S. fighter / Northrop Grumman

Vroom! Boom! -- Time Magazine

No sooner does Defense Secretary Robert Gates succeed in ending production of the Air Force's F-22 fifth-generation jet fighter than the service is off into the wild blue yonder developing its sixth. The so-called Next Generation Tactical Aircraft -- they always begin with boring names before the marketeers get involved and dub them Raptor, the F-22's official nickname, or something equally cool -- should begin flying about 2030. The Air Force's wish-list for its next warplane is included in a new solicitation for the purchase:

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My Comment:
I do not see the funds there to even contemplate developing a sixth generation aircraft .... but fund it they probably will. Manufacturing it (and paying for it) .... now that is another story.

1 comment:

XBradTC said...

I am working on the theory that this is pressure to get the DoD to start buying F-22s again.