Thursday, September 22, 2011

Boeing’s Sixth-Generation Fighter


Boeing’s Sixth-Gen Fighter -- Defense Tech

Here’s a little update on this fighter design we showed you yesterday. It is indeed Boeing’s concept for a sixth-gen “air dominance” fighter for the U.S. Navy and Air Force, Daryl Davis, chief of Boeing’s Phantom Works division told me today. The plane, which is still just a concept, would have long-ranger range and fly at “higher mach numbers” (faster) than jets like the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and be able to supercruise, according to Davis.

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My Comment: Lockheed may disagree, and Northrop has its own ideas. But what caught my eye in this post was that Boeing's Phantom Ray drone is being put into storage.

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