Thursday, December 10, 2020

New Images Of The U.K.'s Tempest Sixth-Generation Fighter Have Been Posted

The Aviationist: New Images Of The Tempest Sixth-Generation Aircraft Revealed During UK Industry Engagement Event 

Development for the new Tempest sixth-generation fighter is moving on with some revolutionary concepts.  
Team Tempest and the Royal Air Force recently held a virtual event to provide an update about the development opportunities of the new sixth generation aircraft to industry and government representatives from Northern Ireland, the first of a series of events to engage with industries across the UK. 

Within the press release there is also some new renderings of the aircraft which, we have to note, is not in its final shape as it’s being designed “from the inside out” and the airframe’s exterior design may change to reflect changes in the internal systems. 

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WNU Editor: All of this looks impressive. But does the U.K. have the funds to develop this fighter? I have my doubts.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Absolutely no chance, our debt levels are through the roof this year because of the Kung Flu. Coupled with Brexit waiting in the wings, from 1st Jan...

https://www.standard.co.uk/business/uk-borrowing-hits-coronavirus-a4555851.html