Re: Next Generation Air Dominance prototype flown


Message posted by Smythers on September 16, 2020 at 6:09:00 PST:


Duke, I want to say more about novel radars but my life wouldn't be worth living.

So have at it.

This programme is much, much further on than folks expect or believe.

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The importance, Roper said, is that just a year after the service completed an analysis of alternatives, the Air Force has proven it can use cutting-edge advanced manufacturing techniques to build and test a virtual version of its next fighter — and then move to constructing a full-scale prototype and flying it with mission systems onboard.

“We’re going after the most complicated systems that have ever been built, and checked all the boxes with this digital technology. In fact, [we’ve] not just checked the boxes, [we’ve] demonstrated something that’s truly magical.”


In Reply to: Re: Next Generation Air Dominance prototype flown posted by Duke on September 15, 2020 at 13:52:23 PST:

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