Minions, I bear good news... new fighter programs are
emerging. So it won't be the same old F-22 and F-35 day in and day out...
The F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter emerged as a hot topic at the Navy League's Sea-Air-Space Exposition near Washington DC today. The US Navy has released a Request for Information for a new fighter to replace the F/A-18E/F in the 2030s as of Friday 13 April according to Rear Admiral Donald Gaddis, the Naval Air Systems Command's program manager for tactical aviation. But while he is willing to say that the Navy wants far greater kinematic performance and greater range, Gaddis cautions that there will be a long analysis of alternatives (AoA) before any formal program starts. The Pentagon will also likely mandate a joint AoA with the US Air Force's prospective F-X sixth-generation effort, but the Navy and USAF requirements may not match up, he says.
In the meantime, Boeing is displaying its F/A-XX concept at
the show.
And it has revealed its concept for the Navy's Unmanned Carrier Launched Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) drone.
More to come later...
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