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| US tests new secret weapon — Fighter Jet of the sixth generation |
| 2020-09-17 |
| [ALMASDARNEWS] The United State’s Air-Force conducted the first flight tests of a secretly built and designed sixth-generation fighter jet. While nothing about the fighter jet is known to the public, the Air-Force revealed that it has already conducted test flights and "broken records". The development of the fighter jet is carried out within the framework of the Next Generation Air Dominance program. The fighter-jet was digitally designed and it was revealed that some tests were also carried out digitally, which significantly saved time during the creation of the model. However, alcohol has never solved anybody's problems. But then, neither has milk... literally nothing is known about the new model. It is yet to be revealed what contractor designed the sixth generation fighter, how fast it flies, where it is stationed and what it looks like. The news was revealed yesterday on September 15 by the Air-Force’s head of acquisition, Will Roper, during an interview with Defense News. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #11 Are we sure this isn't a 'honey trap' for those engaged in spying? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2020-09-17 21:46 |
| #10 Something like the Shadow vessels from B5 would be good... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-09-17 18:13 |
| #9 I was going to go with A-Wing, but Bird of Prey works. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2020-09-17 16:03 |
| #8 I would just settle for a cloaking device |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2020-09-17 15:00 |
| #7 Of course defense contractors are involved. The Air Force doesn't build airframes. I believe nearly a $billion/year funding has gone to NGAD program so there are serious bucks to accomplish this. What is unknown is what avionics will go into NGAD (where the big dollars go)or what new capability it may have to qualify for 6th gen (offensive lasers, tail-less stealth, fluidic controls?). |
| Posted by: Thong Bumble1096 2020-09-17 14:57 |
| #6 I don't even want to know how many billions this ran over budget. I read a story that Lockheed and Northrop aren't involved. This is mostly an Air Force project. So most likely they haven't overrun by much since they aren't out to fleece the government. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2020-09-17 08:41 |
| #5 But haven't really built much yet .... Oh, nevermind. |
| Posted by: gorb 2020-09-17 08:40 |
| #4 I don't even want to know how many billions this ran over budget. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-09-17 07:08 |
| #3 Will China have the new design operational before we do? |
| Posted by: boomerc 2020-09-17 06:41 |
| #2 “We’ve already built and flown a full-scale flight demonstrator in the real world, and we broke records in doing it,” Will Roper [Air Force head of acquisition]told Defense News in an exclusive interview ahead of the Air Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference. “We are ready to go and build the next-generation aircraft in a way that has never happened before.” Expect another 10 or more years before it becomes operational. |
| Posted by: Punky Poodle9392 2020-09-17 05:44 |
| #1 Seeing is Believing. I aint' seeing, so I ain't believing yet. I still remember the Rocket Fighter tests back the mid-late 90's claiming 2780 knots (3200MPH). So, should the story headline read.... RUMOR HAS IT ! |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2020-09-17 05:26 |