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A sixth-generation fighter is a conceptualized class of jet fighter aircraft design more advanced than the fifth-generation jet fighters that are currently in service and development. Several countries have announced the development of a national sixth-generation aircraft program, including China , the United States , and Russia .
An early rendering of a proposed Boeing F/A-XX design. In April 2012, the Navy issued a formal request for information for the F/A-XX. It calls for an air superiority fighter with multi-role capabilities to initially complement and eventually supersede the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircraft in the 2030s, while complementing the F-35C Lightning II and UCLASS unmanned aircraft ...
Analysts speculated the aircraft may be either a sixth-generation fighter prototype or a regional bomber prototype design previously known as the JH-XX. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] [ 12 ] [ 16 ] Observers believed that CAC chose to carry out the flight on 26 December in commemoration of Mao Zedong 's birthday.
In 2023, the Air Force projected approximately 200 manned NGAD fighters, although this is a notional figure for rough planning assumptions. [29] [30] SMG Consulting shared an infographic on the program, showing dimensions, cost, and combat radius, based on the Lockheed Martin 6th generation fighter artist impressions.
It’s the first new strategic U.S. bomber in 34 years and the first sixth-generation aircraft in the world. The B-21 Raider will one day replace earlier bombers.
The Mitsubishi F-X (unofficially called F-3) is a sixth-generation stealth fighter in development for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF). It is Japan's first domestically developed stealth fighter jet and will replace the Mitsubishi F-2 by the mid-2030s. [1]
[10] [11] It has been suggested that Lockheed Martin "labeled the F-35 a 'fifth-generation' fighter in 2005, a term it borrowed from Russia in 2004 to describe the F-22". [12] Some accounts have subdivided the 4th generation into 4 and 4.5, or 4+ and 4++. The table below shows how some authors have divided up the generations, progressively ...
Amber Sax’s frustration grew each time she saw a new report of a U.S. military Osprey aircraft crashing over the past two years, often taking service members down with it. Sax, the wife of Capt ...