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☆ Lockheed Martin's new compact hypersonic missile enables America's stealth fighters to engage targets at Mach 5 speeds
  + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Alex Hollings | Sandboxx News | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +12 min
Hypersonic missiles are weapons that are capable of achieving sustained speeds in excess of Mach 5 while maneuvering. It is a true hypersonic weapon that operates and maneuvers in a high-altitude hypersonic regime," Paul Sudlow from Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control previously told Sandboxx News. AdvertisementAdding the Mako missile to America's stealth fightersA render of an F-35 equipped with Mako missiles. Designed in a 'digital engineering ecosystem'A render shows the Mako hypersonic missile in flight. Leon Neal/Getty ImagesOne of the biggest challenges facing the laundry list of hypersonic weapons in active development for the US military is cost.
Persons: —, Lockheed Martin, Mako, Paul Sudlow, Sudlow, Nano Calvo, Northrop Grumman, Rick Loy, Lockheed Martin's, Lockheed, Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin, Leon Neal Organizations: Service, Mako, Lockheed, US Air Force, US Navy, Business, Lockheed Martin Missiles, Control, Sandboxx, Air, Sandboxx News, EA, AIM, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Getty, US Air, Northrop, Naval News, Visitors, Defense Department, Congressional Locations: Mako, Lockheed Martin Europe, London
☆ Crew mistakes and inadequate safety standards led to the crash that destroyed a $450 million B-1B bomber, an Air Force probe found
  + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Thomas Novelly | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
AdvertisementThe charred remains of the B-1B Lancer after it crashed near the runway of Ellsworth Air Force Base. US Air Force Aircraft Accident Investigation BoardThe four crew members all ejected, but two of them suffered injuries as a result. Both were medically treated and later released, according to Air Force Global Strike Command, which commissioned the crash investigation report. AdvertisementAircrew members prepare a B-1B Lancer for deployment at Ellsworth Air Force Base at night. An aircrew member directs a B-1B Lancer onto the runway at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota.
Persons: —, Military.com, Ellsworth, Jake Jacobsen, Erick Lord, Dylan Maher, JF Joseph Organizations: Service, Ellsworth Air Force Base, Business, Lancers, Dyess Air Force Base, US Air Force Aircraft, Air Force Global Strike Command, Lancer, Air Force Global, Command, US Air Force, Staff, Ellsworth Air Force, 34th Bomb Squadron, Operations Support Squadron, Marine Corps Locations: South Dakota, Abilene , Texas
☆ A US Air Force B-2 stealth bomber helped sink an old warship in the Pacific with new anti-ship QUICKSINK bombs
  + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewA US Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber used a new anti-ship munition to sink a decommissioned warship during a series of recent live-fire drills with partner forces in the Pacific Ocean, the US Navy said this week. US Air Force photo / 1st Lt Lindsey Heflin"This capability is an answer to an urgent need to quickly neutralize maritime threats over massive expanses of ocean around the world at minimal costs," it added. Over the years, the various elements of the US armed forces have been pursuing more and more anti-ship capabilities. AdvertisementIn addition to B-2s dropping QUICKSINK bombs, a US Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet used a Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile, or LRASM, to help sink the Tarawa.
Persons: —, Lindsey Heflin, Royal Netherlands Navy De Zeven, Tromp, Cristian Schrik, John Wade Organizations: Service, Air Force, US Navy, Business, Defense, Research, Engineering, US Air Force, Air Force Research Laboratory, Navy, Ship, Fleet, Malaysian, Royal, Royal Netherlands Navy, US, Task Force Locations: Hawaii, Pacific, Dubuque, South, Royal Netherlands
☆ Unusual photos show A-10 attack aircraft built to hunt tanks escorting a ballistic missile submarine
  + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Read previewNewly released US Navy photos captured an unusual sight: multiple US Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft — ground-attack planes built for close-air support and anti-tank missions — escorting a ballistic missile submarine at sea last week. An A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft above the ballistic missile submarine USS Wyoming on July 15. Related storiesThe A-10s that flew above the submarine USS Wyoming recently are assigned to Moody Air Force Base in Georgia. An A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft above the ballistic missile submarine USS Wyoming on July 15. Earlier this year, several Warthogs were photographed escorting the ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska in the Pacific Northwest alongside US Coast Guard vessels.
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☆ Russia says it scrambled fighter jets to intercept 2 US B-52H Stratofortress bombers approaching the Russian border
  + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
Moscow says it scrambled fighter jets to intercept two US bombers approaching the Russian border. Russia's Defense Ministry said two B-52H bombers " withdrew" as the jets approached. AdvertisementRussian fighter jets scrambled to intercept two US Air Force B-52H bombers approaching its border, the Russian Ministry of Defense said in a post on Telegram. "Russian airspace control systems located a group aerial target over the Barents Sea waters approaching the State border of the Russian Federation," the post said. MiG-29 and MiG-31 jets were called into action to intercept the bombers and "prevent a violation of the State border."
Persons: — Organizations: Russia's Defense Ministry, Service, US Air Force, Russian Ministry of Defense, Russian Federation, Business Locations: Russian, State
☆ Ukraine's Air Force must ditch its Soviet-style approach to get the most out of F-16s
  + stars: | 2024-07-20 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
But only if the battered Ukrainian Air Force is capable and willing to drastically change the way it fights in the middle of the war. Finally, Ukrainian Air Force leadership must be incorporated into the Ukrainian General Staff to foster and facilitate integrated, all-domain concepts, planning, and employment." "The bottom line is that it will not be easy," Deptula, a retired US Air Force lieutenant general, told Business Insider. "It will take years for the Ukrainian military culture to shift from the model based on their Soviet military history, to Western military doctrine." For example, ground-based artillery and rockets can destroy Russian air defense systems, which enables Ukraine's air force to operate over the battlefield, and thus provide close air support to the army.
Persons: David Deptula, Christopher Bowie, Nichols, Goldwater, interservice, —, Mitchell, Deptula, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, Ukrainian Air Force, Ukrainian Armed Forces, Mitchell Institute, Ukrainian, Staff, US Air Force, Russian Air Force, Goldwater, Navy, Joint Chiefs, Missions, Army, Marines, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Soviet, Grenada, Ukrainian, Forbes
☆ Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira to face military court martial charges
  + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Haley Britzky | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
CNN —Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira, who in March pleaded guilty in a civilian court to willfully retaining and leaking classified intelligence, is now facing charges in military court, the Air Force announced. Teixeira — who was arrested last April after allegedly sharing classified intelligence on the social media platform Discord — is being charged with disobeying a direct order and obstructing justice under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, an Air Force spokesperson said. The Air Force requested the new charges against Teixeira in May and the charges were officially referred on July 2. CNN has previously reported that three internal Air Force memos revealed multiple instances in which his leadership observed and warned that he was inappropriately accessing classified information. His court martial trial will be held at Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, the Air Force spokesperson said, but the date has yet to be determined.
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☆ Ex-Air Force engineer's arrest 'opens old wounds' for families of victims killed in a C-130 crash caused by a worn propeller blade
  + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Thomas Novelly | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
A C-130 Hercules aircraft undergoes scheduled maintenance in a hangar at Robins Air Force Base. A C-130 flies above Robins Air Force Base in Georgia. US Air Force photo by Jamal D. SutterRetired Col. J.F. Advertisement"He was dedicated to what he did," Michael Lohrey said. When asked whether Fisher's arrest feels like justice at all, Michael Lohrey said, "Absolutely not."
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☆ Russia's showing NATO its hand in the air war over Ukraine
  + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Sinéad Baker | Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +21 min
Experts told Business Insider the Ukraine war has underscored how some elements of modern air combat are radically changing. And in fights like Desert Storm and the Iraq War, the West established air superiority by taking out its opponent's air defenses. The Russian air force can't meet Western air forces air to air in a major attack without being "shot to pieces," Bronk said. "Nobody really wants an air war with Russia," said John Baum, a Mitchell Institute expert and retired US Air Force lieutenant colonel. "It is not a highly desirable thing, I think, from either side, to want to have this air war."
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☆ Former Air Force engineer arrested on charges related to a C-130 crash that killed 15 Marines and one Navy sailor in 2017
  + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Thomas Novelly | Konstantin Toropin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
"Fisher was also one of the key decision-makers who removed the critical inspection procedure in August 2011," prosecutors allege. AdvertisementA C-130 flies above Robins Air Force Base in Georgia. Related storiesThe crash investigation revealed "gross negligence" in the maintenance culture at Robins Air Force Base, but "Fisher and the System Program Office avoided scrutiny," federal prosecutors said. A C-130 Hercules aircraft undergoes scheduled maintenance in a hangar at Robins Air Force Base. US Air Force photo by Joseph MatherInvestigators began zeroing in on Air Force Materiel Command Form 202, a document that must be filed when maintenance personnel need to request permission to deviate from technical manuals when making repairs.
Persons: —, James Michael Fisher, Fisher, Jamal D, Joseph Mather Investigators, Jessica Jenson, Chad E, Jenson, Lance Cpl, Samantha Schwoch Organizations: Service, Air Force, Robins Air Force Base, KC, Business, Robins, US Air Force, Sutter, Marine Corps KC, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force Materiel, US Marine Corps, Justice Department Locations: Georgia, Mississippi, Leflore County , Mississippi, Florida, Portugal
☆ Russia targeting Ukrainian airfields before F-16s arrive shows its fear of the jets, experts say
  + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
AdvertisementRussian strikes have been recorded at multiple Ukrainian bases in recent weeks. This includes Russia claiming to have hit Ukraine's Mirgorod air base, 100 miles from the border with Russia, destroying five Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jets. "I think their belief is that the more Western weaponry Ukraine has of all sorts, the more formidable its military will become," he said. A Ukrainian Air Force official also said in June that Ukraine would store some of its F-16s abroad, so Russia cannot attack them. It's hard to take out airfieldsRobinson said that destroying air bases is not an easy task.
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☆ See the XQ-67A combat drone's first flight as the US Air Force works to build its fleet of manned and AI-piloted aircraft
  + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Hope Seck | Sandboxx News | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
It's been an eventful few months for the XQ-67A and the Air Force's efforts to create a fleet of low-cost, high-tech autonomy-capable aircraft that can network with and support manned fighters in the air. Air Force Research Laboratory/DVIDsThe new angles highlighted in the short video underscore the unique design of this prospective fighter jet teammate. The Air Force plans to fast-track production of the first 100 collaborative combat aircraft, delivering them to the fleet by 2029. AdvertisementThe Air Force hopes CCA won't just augment or modernize air warfare — but transform it entirely. Air Force Research Laboratory/DVIDsCCA, the paper's authors write, could help disrupt China's preferred way of fighting and deny the country an assured victory, if employed correctly to multiply capabilities.
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☆ Zelenskyy says the problem with the coming F-16 fighter jets is the same one Ukraine had with the Abrams tanks
  + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Chris Panella | Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
Read previewWestern-provided F-16 fighter jets are on their way to Ukraine and set to start flying missions later this summer. But they may not yet be enough to make a difference on the battlefield, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy indicated in a discussion this week on what Ukraine needs, comparing the jets to the US-made Abrams tanks that Ukraine got last fall. "The problem with F-16," the Ukrainian president said, "is the number and the dates." The US sent only 31 M1A1 Abrams in total, and they were delivered to Ukraine months after British and German tanks. For comparison, Ukraine received about 300 US-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, nearly ten times more than the number of Abrams sent.
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☆ How airpower experts think Ukraine could pull off bursts of air superiority to get F-16s into the fight and score breakthroughs
  + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
An Air Force F-22 Raptor flies alongside two Polish F-16s in formation during the NATO Air Shielding media day at Lask Air Base, Poland. Air Force Staff Sgt. The air force could support these operations using HARM missiles. This sets up Ukraine's air force to gain air superiority over specific areas, allowing their pilots to strike Russian units, logistics, and transportation networks and deny movements of reinforcements. An F-16 aircraft is pictured after the first delivery of Norway's old F-16 fighter aircraft to Romania at Rygge Air Force Base, Norway.
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☆ South Korea: Flying aboard the AC-130J Ghostrider, carrying America’s biggest gun in the sky
  + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Brad Lendon | Mike Valerio | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +8 min
AC-130 gunners Joe Gipson (back) and Isaac Dowell tend the 105mm cannon aboard a US Air Force AC-130J during a live-fire exercise over South Korea. A 105mm howitzer is seen at the rear of a US Air Force AC-130J at Osan Air Base, South Korea, in early June 2024. ‘Spooky’ historyUS Air Force gunships trace their lineage back to the Vietnam War, when the service set up 7.62 mm guns to fire out one side of a C-47 transport aircraft. With the AC-130J model, introduced in 2017, the Air Force removed the machine guns in favor of the more precision-guided munitions. The AC-130’s crew acknowledges the dangers of ground fire to their aircraft, and some analysts question its usefulness in any potential conflict with North Korea.
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☆ Japan: US sending dozens of F-15EX, F35 fighter jets in $10 billion modernization
  + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +6 min
Japan said basing the new fighter aircraft in the country would enhance US capabilities there. But from 2022, as the twin-engine fighters neared the end of their service life, the US Air Force began pulling them from Kadena. The F-15EX is the Air Force’s newest fighter jet, with the first operational plane delivered to the Oregon Air National Guard in early June. The F-35As that will be stationed at Misawa Air Base are the Air Force’s newest stealth fighters. F-35s deliver “an enhanced capability to survive in the advanced threat environment in which it was designed to operate,” an Air Force fact sheet says.
Persons: Yoshimasa Hayashi, Carlos Barria, 15EX, Peter Layton, ” Layton, Layton, ”, CNN’s Hanako Montgomery Organizations: CNN, Defense Department, Pentagon, Japan Alliance, Misawa Air Base, Kadena Air Base, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, U.S . Air Force, Chinese Communist Party, US Air Force, Boeing, Military, Air Force’s, Oregon Air National Guard, USAF, Air Force, Griffith Asia Institute, Royal Australian Air Force, Japan Locations: Japan, Okinawa, Hiroshima, Honshu, United States, U.S, China, Russia, North Korea, Tokyo, East, North, Pyongyang, Britain, Australia, Nevada, Taiwan, Kadena, Washington
☆ The world's most popular fighter jet just turned 50, but it still packs a punch
  + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Constantine Atlamazoglou | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewOn January 20, 1974, a runway high-speed taxi test involving General Dynamics' YF-16 accidentally resulted in the first flight of the prototype aircraft that would become the world-famous F-16 Fighting Falcon, the most popular fighter jet. The F-16 has cemented its place in aviation history not only for dominating the military jet market, but also for revolutionizing the way military aircraft are designed. However, as the skies of the future become increasingly dominated by stealth aircraft, the F-16's battlefield role may change. Advertisement"As the threat environment changes, we'll likely see a shift in the way aircraft like the F-16 are leveraged in combat," Hollings said.
Persons: —, Alex Hollings, George Calin, Hollings, Chanceler, Lockheed Martin — Organizations: Service, General Dynamics, Business, REUTERS, US Air Force, Lockheed Locations: —, Fetesti, Romania, Afghanistan, Iraq, American, Leiria, Portugal
☆ Tensions with Iran spotlight Israel's hidden nuclear arsenal
  + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Paul Iddon | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +9 min
AdvertisementBy invoking doomsday weapons, it was clear Katz was alluding to Israel's nuclear weapons arsenal — an arsenal over which neither he nor IAI have any command-and-control. There are eight countries in the world with declared nuclear arsenals, four of which — the United States, China, India, and Russia — have a complete nuclear triad. Israel's triad has some notable distinctions and limitations compared to those of the other four. "Israel's nuclear triad bears the hallmarks of a regional nuclear triad as seen in India and Pakistan, rather than seeking globe-spanning strike capability," Sebastien Roblin, a widely published military-aviation journalist, told Business Insider. "Israel's nuclear deterrent is not designed to ward off great powers like Russia or China, but rather regional powers like Egypt and Iran," Bohl told BI.
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☆ Peleliu: US Marine Corps rebuilds runway on site of ‘nightmare’ World War II battle
  + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +7 min
The Marines named the rebuilt landing strip the “Sledge” runway in honor of a veteran of the Peleliu battle, Pfc. The United States must recapitalize islands gained during World War II to form a Second Island Chain of strategic expeditionary points,” Georgulis wrote. For Washington, establishing strong ties to Pacific island states is also seen as a way to keep China from gaining footholds in the region. Along with the runway, US Marines are helping make improvements to the Peleliu Civic Center Museum, to house artifacts from the World War II battle. At an event last month marking the landing of the Marine aircraft on Peleliu, island Gov.
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☆ I was the first Black female pilot in the US Air Force, and captained a commercial jet for 30 years. Some people still questioned if I was qualified to fly.
  + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Captain Theresa Claiborne, the first Black female pilot in the US Air Force and a captain at United. The hardest period of my lifeIn 1980, the Air Force only had 10 slots for women per graduating class, and they had already been filled for the year. I flew out to Laughlin Air Force base in Texas to start pilot training. Captain Theresa ClaiborneEntering active duty in the Air Force, I did feel the pressure. AdvertisementI tell the young ladies I mentor the same thing I told myself: be so good that they can't say you're not good.
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☆ Okinawa, Japan: US Air Force member charged with kidnapping and raping schoolgirl
  + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Lex Harvey | Edward Szekeres | Himari Semans | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +4 min
Tokyo CNN —Japanese prosecutors have charged a US Air Force member with allegedly kidnapping and raping an underage girl just before Christmas last year, Okinawa police confirmed to CNN on Wednesday. Washington was released on bail and transferred to the Kadena US Air Base in Okinawa for custody, according to a government spokesperson. The court’s spokesperson told CNN they do not have any details regarding the airman’s legal representation. The embassy told CNN in a phone call to contact Kadena Air Base, where Washington was based, for information on the case. CNN has contacted Kadena Air Base for comment.
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☆ US Air Force veteran charged with disclosing classified information on US military aircraft and weapons
  + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Zachary Cohen | Holmes Lybrand | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
CNN —A US Air Force veteran has been arrested and charged for allegedly disclosing classified information related to American military aircraft and weapons to unauthorized individuals, the Justice Department announced Thursday. Paul J. Freeman was charged with unauthorized possession and transmission of classified national defense information by a grand jury in Florida on Tuesday, according to court records. Freeman transmitted information related to “vulnerabilities” of Air Force aircraft and related to weapon systems on multiple occasions between November 2020 and March 2021, prosecutors allege. The Air Force Office of Special Investigations and FBI are investigating the case. CNN previously reported that the Pentagon increased its security screenings following a massive leak of classified documents by a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard last year that exposed sensitive information online.
Persons: Paul J, Freeman, Freeman’s, Lloyd Austin, Jack Teixeira, Teixeira Organizations: CNN, US Air Force, Justice Department, Air Force, Pentagon, The Air Force Office, Special Investigations, FBI, Massachusetts Air National Guard, Pentagon Force Protection Agency, Defense Locations: Florida
☆ US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea as Russia-North Korea defense pact deepens regional fears
  + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +5 min
Besides signing the defense deal with Kim Jong Un, Putin also linked security on the Korean Peninsula to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, threatening to arm North Korea should South Korea provide military aid to Kyiv. The aircraft carrier’s presence in Busan is just the latest in a series of US military moves to show Washington’s “ironclad” commitment to its own treaty ally in South Korea. Earlier this month, US Air Force B-1B bombers participated in a live-fire exercise on the peninsula, the first time in seven years those long-range strike aircraft have dropped live munitions in South Korea. The visit of the USS Theodore Roosevelt to Busan marks the second time a Nimitz-class carrier has visited South Korea in seven months. Neither the US nor South Korea would give details or exact dates of the upcoming Freedom Edge exercise.
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☆ ‘My vision went dark’: CNN reporter experiences 6G-force before hitching a fighter jet ride
  + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +11 min
Four South Korean F-4 fighter jets fly in formation on May 8, 2024, during a commemorative final flight of the aircraft. That test would come a few weeks before the F-4 flight at a South Korean Air Force medical facility south of Seoul. Lendon in the back seat of a South Korean F-4 Phantom flying over southern South Korea on May 8, 2024. South Korean Air Force F-4s flying in formation with two KF-21 fighter jet prototypes over southern South Korea on May 8, 2024. A total of 120 are expected to be delivered to the South Korean Air Force by 2030, and the jet is expected to be exportable.
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☆ Russia's talking about a 6th-generation fighter jet while its Su-57 sits out the Ukraine war
  + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Not coincidentally, the discussion comes as the US Air Force hints that it may drop its plan for a sixth-generation fighter, a piloted air superiority fighter that will operate with drones. But experts consider the idea of a next-generation Russian fighter to be sheer fantasy at a time when it's struggling to operate its fifth-generation stealth fighters. AdvertisementDiscussing cutting-edge aircraft seems almost surreal for Russia, whose air force has enough problems using its current warplanes in Ukraine. Russia's fifth-generation fighter, the Su-57, has been conspicuous by its absence in Ukraine. In November 2023, a senior Russian aviation official said that no decision had been made as to whether a sixth-generation fighter would be manned or unmanned.
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