Sunday, July 7, 2019

Will Europe Built A 6th Generation Fighter?

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Michael Peck, National Interest: F-35s Are So 2010: Europe's 6th Generation Might Be a Game Changer

But will they build it?

Ever since the guns fell silent in 1945, Europe has always been in third place in the global arms race.

Nations such as Britain, France and Sweden could devise weapons of clever and innovative design. But when it came to weapons technology, the innovation came from the United States and the Soviet Union/Russia, who were willing to spend vast amounts of treasure on military research and development.

But is a new generation of weapons coming that will put Europe on a par with America and Russia?

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WNU Editor: Will a coalition of European countries be willing to spend the hundreds in billions to develop and produce a 6th generation fighter jet? If recent history is any indication, the answer is a big no.

4 comments:

Caecus said...

It's a completely useless and foolish waste of money, which would be better spent securing the EU borders. (I'm aware that EU elites are in favour of mass immigration)

Bob Huntley said...

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jimbrown said...

Maybe a first generation drone that can defeat 6th generation.

Just a carpenter. said...

The E.U. developed the stealthiest 5th generation platform ever developed .