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Sixth-gen Fighters Already on the Drawing Board

The newest generation is years away, but U.S. armed forces have a plan to continue modernizing.

A U.S. Air Force “Air Superiority 2030” study has defined the areas of research and development leading to the next generation of fighter aircraft called “Penetrating Counter Air.” (Photo: USAF)

June 15, 2019

Plans for a new sixth-generation U.S. Air Force (USAF) "Penetrating Counter Air" fighter aircraft concept are advancing, and Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman have all unveiled sixth-generation fighter concepts or artist’s impressions. It will, however, be many years before any resulting aircraft makes a Paris air show debut.

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