Fifth-gen jets like the F-35 are now the bare minimum for seizing even brief control of the skies in modern peer combat, a Royal Air Force officer said this week. "Fifth-generation combat air is not ...
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Lockheed Martin said the US government is interested in its F-35 "fifth-generation-plus" concept. The company wants to use research from its failed six-generation stealth fighter design. The CEO said ...
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Fifth-generation jets are now "the peer-level baseline," a Royal Air Force official said. He said the advanced jets are now the "entry standard" to get the edge in the air "against the most basic ...