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- Aerospace & AviationMilitary Aircraft
Airbus Leads Team Gen 6 Push After FCAS Collapse, Europe Reboots Sixth-Gen Fighter Effort
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: Airbus has launched a new industrial consortium called Team Gen 6 after the collapse of the Franco-German-Spanish FCAS fighter program. …
- Aerospace & AviationMilitary AircraftStealth Technology
The 6th Generation Fighter Jet Race Is Now a Three-Way Sprint โ And the Gaps Are Widening Fast
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 11 minutes readExecutive Summary: The world’s first sixth-generation fighter jets have moved from classified skunkworks to funded, contracted, test-flying reality — and three distinct …
- Naval & MaritimeAircraft Carriers
Northrop Grumman Unveils F/A-XX Concept To Counter Rising Indo-Pacific Threats
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 3 minutes readNorthrop Grumman F/A-XX Emerges As Navy Decision Nears The F/A-XX naval fighter moved back into the spotlight after Northrop Grumman released a …
- Aerospace & AviationMilitary Aircraft
UK Moves To Fund GCAP Fighter As Europe Pushes Sixth-Gen Airpower
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 5 minutes readGCAP Fighter Program Gains Financial Momentum The GCAP fighter program is moving forward as the United Kingdom begins unlocking funding to sustain …
- Policy & StrategyDefense Budgets & Policy
EU Defense Commissioner Calls FCAS Fighter Jet Project A Failure Amid Mounting Delays
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes read■ KEY FACTS AT A GLANCE ► EU defense commissioner publicly labeled the FCAS fighter jet project a failure. ► FCAS is …
- Aerospace & AviationMilitary Aircraft
U.S. Navy Accelerates F A XX Sixth Generation Fighter To Counter China Long Range Missile Threat
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 5 minutes read■ KEY FACTS AT A GLANCE ► U.S. Navy is accelerating development of the F A XX sixth generation fighter under its …
- Aerospace & AviationMilitary Aircraft
Stavatti Aerospace Unveils Mach 4+ SM-39 Razor Fighter Concept Amid Questions Over Company’s Production Track Record
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 9 minutes readSM-39 Razor Fighter Concept Minnesota-based Stavatti Aerospace has unveiled specifications for its SM-39 Razor, a concept sixth-generation fighter aircraft that the company …
- Aerospace & AviationMilitary Aircraft
Turkey Poised to Field Sixth-Gen Fighter: TUSAล General Manager Outlines KAAN Flight Test Outlook
by TeamDefenseWatch 2 minutes readTurkey’s TUSAŞ Details Next-Gen Fighter Progress in Leadership Interview Turkey’s state aviation and defense prime Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ) has provided new …
- Policy & Strategy
Italyโs GCAP Warplane Costs Surge Above 21 Billion Euros in Major Budget Shift
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 3 minutes readItaly’s GCAP Warplane Cost Rises Sharply in Latest Budget Submission ROME Italy’s projected spending on the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) has …
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