F-35 Crisis Puts Pressure on Europe To Develop Sixth-Gen Fighter Jets https://www.byteseu.com/978323/ #Europe #F35 #F47 #FCAS #FighterJets #GCAP #NATO #SixthGenerationJets

French #Dassault Hints at Quitting #FCAS Fighter Program Unwilling to Compromise With #Germany and Spain

Defense Express
4-10-2025

https://en.defence-ua.com/industries/french_dassault_hints_at_quitting_fcas_fighter_program_unwilling_to_compromise_with_germany_and_spain-14132.html

Airbus revolutioniert das Kampfjet-Cockpit: Gestensteuerung, AR-Brillen und KI sollen Piloten entlasten. Das #EPIIC-Projekt könnte die Zukunft der Luftfahrt prägen. #Airbus #FCAS https://winfuture.de/news,150243.html?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=ManualStatus&utm_campaign=SocialMedia

I still don't get the idea behind the 6th gen fighter jet. How is the pilot supposed to interact with the drones and for what. What's the concept behind it? What kind of drones should those be? Drones with jet propulsion? What problems are they supposed to solve and what kind missions to execute? What makes them that much better than cruise missiles or a second plane to justify the development, production and maintenance costs of such a next generation fighter jet platform? And after all: wouldn't the pilot be overwhelmed by the need to coordinate his/her plane and the drone in parallel? Kind of like you need a crew of two for a fighter helicopter.
It looks rather like militaries and politicians around the world trying to guess what the next military technological leap might look like instead of developing proper tactics and strategies they actually can prognose to need in the future based on their possible adversaries' capabilities.

U.K. Makes 3D Printable Parts for Tempest Fighter from Old Tornado Aircraft

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqvW77u2gi4

#UKDefense #3DPrinting #Recycling #Sustainability #EurofighterTornado #BAESystems #Leonardo #MitsubishiHeavyIndustries #RollsRoyce #FCAS #GCAP #Ai

#GCAP Global Combat Air Programme leads Europe’s sixth-generation fighter race as rival #FCAS project delays
https://armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2024/global-combat-air-programme-leads-europes-sixth-generation-fighter-race-as-rival-project-delays
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