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We need thousands of people to help develop a future combat aircraft that will be one of the world’s most advanced, interoperable, and adaptable and connected fighter jets in service ✈️ This means that the Global Combat Air Programme will sustain high tech jobs 👏 See more about how GCAP will help enhance UK skills 👇 http://baes.co/5Xpg50UAcVU

We're working on the UK's first Combat Air Demonstrator in 40 years to test technologies for Tempest ✈️ This pioneering programme is allowing us to trial different methods, tools, and technologies, which could be used on the UK's future combat aircraft 👏 Find out more about the progress we're making on the demonstrator 👇 http://baes.co/4IZS50UArmx

Is the Chinese 6th Gen Fighter Ready or Not? What will be US action? China appears to already be flying a stealthy, high-performance sixth-generation crewed combat aircraft, imagery of which began to emerge today. At this early stage, we have very little idea about the precise identity of the new aircraft, but many elements of its design are very much in line with what we already knew about Chinese sixth-generation airpower aspirations. Video and photos that began to circulate today on social media show the previously unseen aircraft conducting a daytime test flight, alongside a two-seat Chengdu J-20S fighter, serving as a chase plane. The locations and dates of the various imagery cannot be verified at this stage, although the presence of the J-20 suggests that the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) factory airfield is a likely candidate. The F-22 Raptor still is the strongest fighter in this planet per science for me!

BAE Systems (UK), Leonardo (Italy), and Japan Aircraft Industrial Enhancement Co Ltd (JAIEC), reach agreement to deliver next generation combat aircraft https://wix.to/A2YiKJi #defense #agreement #combat #aircraft

Combat Star of the Skies; F-16 In an air combat role, the F-16's maneuverability and combat radius (distance it can fly to enter air combat, stay, fight and return) exceed that of all potential threat fighter aircraft. It can locate targets in all weather conditions and detect low flying aircraft in radar ground clutter. In an air-to-surface role, the F-16 can fly more than 500 miles (860 kilometers), deliver its weapons with superior accuracy, defend itself against enemy aircraft, and return to its starting point. An all-weather capability allows it to accurately deliver ordnance during non-visual bombing conditions. In designing the F-16, advanced aerospace science and proven reliable systems from other aircraft such as the F-15 and F-111 were selected. These were combined to simplify the airplane and reduce its size, purchase price, maintenance costs and weight. The light weight of the fuselage is achieved without reducing its strength. With a full load of internal fuel, the F-16 can withstand up to nine G's -- nine times the force of gravity -- which exceeds the capability of other current fighter aircraft.

Strength in unity 🤝 The GCAP partnership brings together expertise across the defence sector and beyond to develop new technologies and radically transform the way we design and build combat aircraft ✈️ Doing things differently than ever before is supporting us in getting the aircraft in service for 2035 👏 Read more on the Global Combat Air Programme now 👇 http://baes.co/O1gy50U6goj

While fighter jets are designed for agility and air-to-air combat, bombers like the B-2 Spirit prioritize payload capacity and stealth for strategic missions. It's all about specialization! 💪 Imagine trying to make a bomber as maneuverable as a fighter - it would compromise its primary purpose. That's why we have different aircraft for different roles, working together as a team in the sky. 🤝 What's your take on specialized aircraft roles? Should bombers carry air-to-air missiles, or stick to their core mission? Let's discuss! 💬 #AviationTechnology #MilitaryAircraft #AerospaceEngineering #PilotLife For more such content follow @Aviatryx

🛩️ An F-35 fighter jet conducted its first-ever live demonstration of in-air classified data-sharing with a non-US C2 system, under a collaboration between Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and the Royal Air Force (RAF) Rapid Capabilities Office. 🗨️ RAF Rapid Capabilities Office head Air Commodore Chris Melville OBE: “Project DEIMOS was a hugely successful UK/US trial which clearly demonstrated the ability to take data from a live F-35 and pass this to the RAF’s NEXUS platform for exploitation.” 🗨️ VP and General Manager of Lockheed Martin Skunk Works John Clark: “This exercise marks a breakthrough in multi-domain operations, demonstrating the F-35’s ability to share classified data via an open systems gateway with our international partners.”