[whyilovetexas111]

Why can't we built this?

[SMARTY]

Maybe we DID and it was sold to them

[V_TWIN]

There’s no telling what WE have.

e.g. the F-117a stealth fighter was in development in the 1970s and it wasn’t made public until desert storm.

As far as china goes, I believe very little of the propaganda they spew out.

[CivilWarBrewing]

Why can't we build this?

How do you know we haven't? Allegedly, the Dark Star is REAL and to be unveiled soon..

Also, are China's prototypes MANNED or UNMANNED? I agree with Elon Musk that in the year 2025 there SHOULD ONLY BE UNMANNED 6th generationfighter jets or bombers in our military!

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AVIATION PING!....................

[butlerweave]

China has a real problem with it’s engines and their jets can’t go very far without a ton of refueling

[rmlew]

We don't know if this was a prototype or a demonstrator. The US already has flown 2 prototypes. We are moving forward, but far too slowly.
Hopefully, Congress will now appropriate more funding for both the Air Force and Navad NGAD programs. We are in a second Cold War with an active proxy war in Ukraine, and a proxy war and indirect war in the Middle East. 850 Billion is not enough. It's not even 3% of projected 2024 US GDP. We should be spending 4% to 5% of GDP to cover current needs, modernization, and research and development. By 2040, the US will be fielding or building new combat rifles, a new light tank, new mobile and static anti-aircraft and anti-drone systems, a new anti-ICBM system, The E-7A AWACS system, new tankers, the B-21 stealth bomber, F-15EX II, USAF NGAD manned fighter, NGAD drones, a new ICBM and control complex, the Columbia class SSBN, a replacement for the Virginia class SSN, the DDG(X) destroyer, 32+ Constellation Class Frigates, unmanned underwater drone submarines and minisubs, optionally crewed ships (missile boats and anti-submarine), and support ships. We need thousands of current anti-aircaft missiles, stealthy cruise missiles, anti-ship missiles, anti-tank missiles, and cheaper alternatives ASAP. It's 1947 again but without the post-war stockpiles, a diminished military industrial base, and a laughable industrial and shipbuilding base.

[FKASomeoneElse]

They'll fall out of the sky the instant the warranties expire.

[Billthedrill]

Iran built its own stealth fighter in 2017, so perfect that nobody has ever seen one.

Personally I'll wait until they turn up on Alibaba. They have some great deals.

[Regulator]

Why can't we build this?!

Well of course becuz we ain't gotz da peeples! Just ask Muskie and Rama!

The Highly Diverse and Extraordinarily Talented engineering team for these aircraft:

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Among Biden’s last remaining promises to China were blueprints from Lockheed Martin, McDonnell Douglas, and Electric Boat.