France has informed Germany that it wants to take 80 percent of the workshare in the joint French-German-Spanish FCAS (Future Combat Air System) program, raising concerns about the future of the sixth-generation fighter consortium. The joint collaborative effort for the NGF (Next Generation Fighter) is already running woefully behind schedule and is unlikely to meet […]| EURASIAN TIMES
Nearly twenty years ago, there was a revolutionary breakthrough in combat aviation when the world’s first fifth-generation combat aircraft, the F-22 Raptor, was officially inducted into service with the US Air Force (USAF). Combining stealth, supercruise, advanced sensors, and network-centered capabilities, the F-22 Raptor defined fifth-generation characteristics and continues to do so even after two […]| EURASIAN TIMES