The £100million Tempest stealth aircraft is being designed to replace the Royal Air Force's long-serving Typhoon, and will enter service in 2035
Daily Mail: RAF plans £100m fighter jet that can fly at more than 4,000mph and be controlled by virtual reality helmet
* The Tempest stealth aircraft is being designed to replace long-serving Typhoon
* The hypersonic £100million aircraft will be able to fly at more than Mach 5
* The aircraft will be able to fly unmanned and feature high-tech weaponry
The RAF is planning a fighter jet that can fly at more than 4,000mph and be controlled by virtual reality helmet.
The £100million Tempest stealth aircraft is being designed to replace the Royal Air Force's long-serving Typhoon, and will enter service in 2035.
The hypersonic aircraft will be able to fly at more than Mach 5, three times as fast as existing aircraft, as reported by the Daily Star.
The defence companies behind it – BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, Leonardo's UK arm and MBDA – are due to present further proposals to ministers at the end of 2020.
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Update #1: Ambitious Tempest fighter jet programme to accelerate in 2020 (Financial Times)
Update #2: RAF plans world's first hypersonic combat jet - flown via virtual reality helmet (Daily Star)
WNU Editor: The promoters are hoping that this fighter jet can compete with the F-35 .... America's F-35 Stealth Fighter Won't Be Able To Compete With These Jets (National Interest).
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Nice to see. In the 40s, 50s & 60s Britain led the world in aircraft design & technology. Built lousy tanks though.
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