France To US: You’re Really Important To Our New Fighter

France To US: You’re Really Important To Our New Fighter
France To US: You’re Really Important To Our New Fighter

France’s commitment to a cutting-edge sixth-generation fighter — working in tandem with drones and long-range sensors — is a sign of its commitment to deterring Putin’s Russia.

Kendall Unveils Sixth Gen Fighter Project For 2016

Kendall Unveils Sixth Gen Fighter Project For 2016
Kendall Unveils Sixth Gen Fighter Project For 2016

CAPITOL HILL: The United States will begin serious development of prototypes for so-called sixth generation fighters — successors to the F-35 and F-22 — for the Navy and the Air Force in the 2016 budget, says the head of Pentagon acquisition, Frank Kendall. The Aviation Innovation Initiative is a new effort, not an agglomeration of existing DARPA…

Navy May Buy More F-35s, Not Fewer, Under F/A-XX Initiative

PENTAGON: The Navy’s F/A-XX initiative has been depicted as an ultra-advanced “sixth generation” aircraft that the Navy would prefer to buy instead of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. But Breaking Defense interviews with Navy and industry sources strongly suggest that the service has little appetite for another expensive development program and that the most…