You have seen the list of weaponry supposed to be integrated into JSF?
They might just merge the best of the Temest and the F-X, appearance-wise
I agree. At the point, the Tempest and F-X are now fully merged, so a new thread should be in place. Just notify me if it's made, I'd love to discuss more there.
The English Tempest is about as much a factor in the future fighter market as the Texan F-35.
In a white room with unlimited defence budgets, 138 is about right to give both carriers a full air wing plus the necessary aircraft for training, maintenance & attrition. Obviously that's never going to happen, but it would swallow up virtually the UK's entire stated F-35B requirement.
I suspect red admiral has seen, or is at least aware of, a lot more in this domain than is appropriate for this forum.
Not grasping my point.
That one is pre-GCAP re-using one of the older models
The UK one from Farnborough last year. It even has roundels.
And one that makes great coffee.
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The historical significance of this Tempest demonstrator will largely depend on whether it’s powered by existing EJ200 engines or something more novel and on the scale of the Japanese IHI XF9? Japanese entry into GCAP has been the most encouraging development so far, with the XF9-1 prototype program as a worthy point of departure for collaboration with Roll Royce. I can’t remember any recent news on the XF9 and I haven’t seen anything concrete about a Rolls Royce equivalent in the same size and thrust class? Just bragging about the rapid development of a subscale concept turbofan? For all I know, Rolls Royce might be quite far along in the development of a suitable modern turbofan?Tempest Stealth Fighter Flying Demonstrator Takes Shape
For the first time, we have gotten a look at the Flying Technology Demonstrator that will feed into the Tempest fighter program. For the first time, we have gotten a look at the Flying Technology Demonstrator that will feed into the Tempest fighter program.
