Gentle reminder, no politics. Not gentle reminder, NO POLITICS.
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/03/...trump-hegseth/
Gentle reminder, no politics. Not gentle reminder, NO POLITICS.
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/03/...trump-hegseth/
Bert Gummer is my spirit animal
The swarm thing is interesting. Wonder how they’ve been testing that…🤔
Working diligently to enlarge my group size.
Here’s a good read about what to expect about it. The companies bidding were awarded $1B each in 2022 to develop concepts/prototypes. I’m surprised it seems so close to production already.
https://www.twz.com/ngad-fighters-pe...-can-we-expect
“Remember, being healthy is basically just dying as slowly as possible,” Ricky Gervais
Well at least this Boeing entry doesn’t look like a whale, unlike their JSF bid.
Good luck to ‘em, hope it works out.
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Having not followed this sort of aviation for quite some time I was at first taken back by the de-emphasis of classic fighter manueverability but I guess it all makes sense when the paradigm shifts to extreme stealth, range, speed, range of weapons (its own and networked weapons), and "vision" (electronic reach to see and communicate with drones or other aircraft).
Related I guess; adaptive kill webs. Whew.
https://www.darpa.mil/research/progr...main-kill-webs
“Remember, being healthy is basically just dying as slowly as possible,” Ricky Gervais
So fast it'll blow the doors off!
More from a former Tomcat guy:
[SARCASM]I'm sure it will be on time, on budget, and won't have quality/safety problems[/SARCASM]
https://defence-blog.com/boeings-def...dlines-missed/
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"Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" Then I said, "Here I am. Send me." - Isaiah 6:8
Tall order! If the F22 and F35 programs are any indication, modern super fighter launches are more complex than the moon shot. I just hope that along the way, Boeing can figure out how to assemble 737s correctly again so I can stop going backwards on the seniority list. Boeing has truly become a pathetic excuse for an aerospace company , but it is what it is and I wish them and the F47 success.
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"Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" Then I said, "Here I am. Send me." - Isaiah 6:8
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