Trump’s F-55 Fighter Vision Collides with Pentagon Reality

Trump’s ‘F-55’ and ‘F-22 Super’ Fighters Don’t Seem Based on Reality

Key Points – President Trump’s May 15th remarks in Qatar mentioning new fighter concepts—an “F-55” (described as a twin-engine “super upgrade” of the F-35), an “F-22 Super,” and even a “four-engine fighter”—have sparked confusion among defense analysts. -While the F-35 is undergoing Block 4 upgrades and the F-22 is receiving sensor enhancements, the idea of […] The post Trump’s ‘F-55’ and ‘F-22 Super’ Fighters Don’t Seem Based on Reality appeare…

Trump’s F-55 fighter vision collides with Pentagon reality

US President Donald Trump’s surprise pitch for a twin-engine “F-55” fighter has reignited debate over US airpower priorities, just as China’s stealth fleet surges and the US doubles down on next-gen platforms. This month, multiple media outlets reported that Trump has proposed a new twin-engine version of the F-35 stealth fighter, dubbed the “F-55,” during […] The post Trump’s F-55 fighter vision collides with Pentagon reality appeared first on …

Here's How Trump Surprised Experts With the F-55 Fighter

Trump surprised the world of military aviation by claiming that a twin-engine successor to the F-35, dubbed the F-55, was in development. But what is this project really about? Trump's announcements, reactions from the specialized press, and comments from analysts and experts

The statements were made during a meeting with business leaders, including the executive directors of the American Boeing, Kelly Ortberg, and GE Aerospace, Larry Culp.Trump, who also revealed plans for the modernization of the fifth-generation F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft, a model that the U.S. does not export in order not to make available to any other country the high capabilities it hosts.

A F-55 equipped with two reactors, because it's better than one, and a very modern F-22 Super Raptor. Here are the two combat aircraft that Donald Trump just announced. After having praised the power of a future F-47 for the imaginary moment, nothing is very clear. Meanwhile, China is multiplying the...

On May 15, US President Trump suddenly announced new plans for US military fighter jets in Qatar, including an upgraded version of the F-35, a new fighter based on the F-35, the F-55, and an upgraded version of the F-22, the super F-22. After the failure of NGAD, Lockheed Martin proposed the concept of a super upgraded version of the F-35 in April this year, claiming that it could achieve 80% of the performance of the F-47 fighter at half the co…