US EditionBAE Systems Reveals Design of GCAP Combat Air Demonstrator — Global Defense Insight
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6th Generation Tempest Fighter Summed Up in 4 Words
Key Points and Summary – The UK’s next-generation “Tempest” stealth fighter has undergone a radical redesign, revealed at the Farnborough International Airshow. The new model scraps the previous “lambda” wing for a more conventional cropped delta, and features a redesigned fuselage and engine intakes that are now more reminiscent of the American F-22 Raptor. New design layout of Tempest sixth generation fighter showed at Farnborough Air Show. Th…
Now, he added, “the manufacture of the aircraft continues at a good pace, which attests to the ingenuity and collaboration of the government and industry teams.” According to statements made a few days ago by the Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force, Lieutenant General Antonio Conserva, the prototype of the GCAP is expected to fly in 2030 for the first time, and that the hunting will enter service with an initial combat capability in 2035.
BAE Systems Reveals Design of GCAP Combat Air Demonstrator — Global Defense Insight
BAE Systems has unveiled new design features of its forthcoming combat air demonstrator that will help de-risk and refine the development of the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP), a multinational next-generation fighter initiative led by the UK, Italy, and Japan. The supersonic, twin-engine aircraft will serve as a precursor to the GCAP fighter and is expected to fly for the first time by the end of 2027. It was revealed during the Royal Internat…
BAE Systems has confirmed that the first flight of its prototype of the future sixth-generation fighter is still scheduled for 2027, under the ambitious Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), led by the United Kingdom, Italy and Japan. The British company recently revealed an image of the final design of the aircraft, which will serve as a key test bench to mitigate technological risks and validate critical capabilities of the air combat system exp…
The supersonic low-visibility combat aircraft of the sixth generation Tempest is being developed by the United Kingdom in cooperation with Italy and Japan. The fighter will perform missions deep into the rear of the enemy
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