Cool. Popcorn for the whole thread.
An F-22 replacement in operational service in 14 years?
That means that prototypes are already flying. Like with the LRB.
If it isn’t supersonic then it wont cut the mustard
Cool. Popcorn for the whole thread.
I wonder if it can be done in under 1 billion/unit.
What kind of “laser weapon?” They’d need a power supply the size of the aircraft to cut or blow something up. Where are all the ground based “laser weapons?”
Incedently, Grumman is now run by affirmative action losers because our government insisted it be made so.
Let’s see if they can get the last generation of stealth fighters to work right first.
>>>the aircraft’s power and thrust systems, and you have an enormous heat challenge
So recover and reuse the heat. THAT is the key.
Breath taking. That will put it on par with 2nd Generation fighters:
“Used” in 2030? Interesting choice of words.
looks like the Cylon fighter from Battlestar Galactica is finally here
“say the specifications are still secret.”
I will now reveal the top secret specifications.
Muy Expensivo
Is the aerospace collective just going to sweep the F-35 under the carpet and move on to the future? Maybe it would be best to work out the kinks in the current hardware before going further beyond their intellect.
>>>clearer direction from the Pentagon<<<
Now that there is funny after experiencing the F-35 Boondoggle.