The Air Force is prototyping what its future stealth fighter jets will look like. (Lockheed Martin)
What might it mean for the F-35 and F-22?
The fact that the Air Force’s new 6th-Gen aircraft has taken to the skies raises too many interesting questions to engage at one time. Many might wonder, who built the one that flew already? What might it mean for the F-35 and F-22?
While the actual vendor responsible for producing the first Next Generation Air Dominance 6th-Gen stealth fighter to fly is not available for understandable security reasons, there are only a handful of vendors capable of engineering something like this. While specifics are not known or available, and no vendor has actually confirmed that a prototype actually exists, some of the main players likely capable of building a 6th-Gen aircraft might be Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman or Boeing, to name a few.
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WNU Editor: You have to wonder what will now happen with the F-35 and F-22 since this new fighter jet flying around.
3 comments:
Well, this is a shock. Not even sure what to think. Time will tell, I guess. Meanwhile, I'm sure the Ruskies and Chineez are just a bit interested as well.
Just a sign: US is ready to sell F-22 to Japan. This mean the new jet is much better and more ready than we expect.
Agreed Jac. I'd think selling the used F-22 is a strong indication the new jet is or soon will be, up and flying.
The question I have is where was all the hype during the new jet's development? No figures at all of cost, performance, weaponry.
And to do so while the eye poppingly costly and contraversial F-35 program is not even finished...is this the same aircraft industry we've seen for decades?
Difficult to believe.
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