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Sixth-gen fighter: China speeds up development of J-36, J-50 jet; challenge US’ air dominance

Often referred to as the J-36 and J-50, these aircraft are widely believed to represent China’s vision for future, ...
FlightGlobal

Pentagon assessment details Chinese advances in sixth-generation fighters, AEW&C systems and carrier operations

The US Department of War's latest annual assessment of Chinese military capabilities reveals significant progress in airpower development, including testing of two sixth-generation fighter aircraft ...
AOL

First US sixth-gen fighter jet will be the F-47, Trump says, and Boeing, not Lockheed, is going to build it

Boeing has been selected to build the US Air Force's sixth-gen fighter aircraft. The Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter is expected to succeed the F-22 Raptor as the top air dominance ...
New Atlas

Boeing's F/A-XX sixth-gen fighter peeks out from a vapor cone

Since it's a sixth-gen fighter, it also has advanced AI capabilities, allowing it to act as a command and control center for drone swarms as well as sharing huge bandwidths of sensor data with a ...
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Europe’s FCAS 6th-gen fighter jet is imploding from within

Europe’s Future Combat Air System was supposed to be the continent’s answer to sixth generation airpower, a flagship project that fused stealth, data dominance and political unity into a single ...
Flightglobal

Boeing’s F-47 sixth-generation fighter scheduled to fly in 2028 as production begins on first aircraft

Boeing’s developmental sixth-generation F-47 fighter will take to the skies in 2028. The airframer was selected to deliver the USA’s first-ever sixth-generation fighter in March, beating out Lockheed ...
WRAL

Trump announces new US sixth-generation fighter jet that will be built by Boeing

CNN — (CNN) — President Donald Trump announced the Pentagon’s decision to move forward with a next-generation fighter jet titled F-47 on Friday in joint remarks alongside Secretary of Defense Pete ...
New Atlas

Northrop Grumman's F/A-XX 6th-gen fighter breaks cover

The US Navy's secretive F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter plane is a bit less secret after program competitor Northrop Grumman unveiled a new concept image of its version of the carrier-based warplane, ...

China’s J-36 design team unveils aircraft carrier landing system for sixth-gen stealth jet

The designers of China’s J-36 stealth fighter are working on a computer system that will help pilots achieve the difficult ...
The National Interest

Is the Sixth-Gen F/A-XX Fighter Jet Finally About to Be Revealed?

The biggest unanswered question is which one of two major aerospace contractors—Boeing or Northrop Grumman—will win the F/A-XX contract. Just weeks after President Donald Trump and Secretary of ...
NextBigFuture

6th generation fighter

Boeing’s has shown a new rendering of the F/A-XX 6th generation navy stealth fighter. It conceals canards, tail surfaces, and wing tips, but shows a bubble-shaped cockpit canopy similar to the F-47.