6th Generation Fighter?

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 02/05/2016 at 16:54 • Filed to: planelopnik

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Northrop Grumman has released an advertisement, perhaps for the Super Bowl, that shows an animation of what the next generation of fighter may look like, a tailless, cranked kite design that would also be stealthy. Along for the mission are the B-2 Spirit and the X-47 Unmanned Air Combat Vehicle (UCAV). It looks pretty slick. But I have to wonder at what point all fighters will be unmanned.

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > ttyymmnn 02/05/2016 at 16:58

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Christ we can barely get a working 5th gen...they can fuck off with the idea of a 6th gen fighter already

Saracen > ttyymmnn 02/05/2016 at 17:00

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Considering Northrop Grumman just won the Long Range Strike Bomber contract...it’s likely not a 6th generation fighter.

uofime-2 > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 02/05/2016 at 17:01

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Northrop isn’t building it so they’ve gotta do something to get noticed. Furthermore given Lockheed’s debacle you gotta figure they’ll have a little bit of a leg up

ttyymmnn > Saracen 02/05/2016 at 17:02

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Looks like a fighter to me. This could also be meant for Russian and Chinese consumption, and be a complete red herring.

Jcarr > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 02/05/2016 at 17:06

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The F-22 seems to be working just fine. We could just use more of them.

The F-35 on the other hand...

HammerheadFistpunch > ttyymmnn 02/05/2016 at 17:09

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I’m not scientician but that don’t look right. The exhaust nozzles look too small, there doesn’t appear to be sufficient wing, etc

Saracen > ttyymmnn 02/05/2016 at 17:10

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Or it could be entirely fiction ;)

If they were really developing a 6th fighter it sure wouldn’t show up in an advertisement.

The only things known from LRS-B are what the USAF was looking for when it seeked bids for the program...but what is expected is a flying wing shaped heavy bomber capable of supersonic flight.

For Sweden > ttyymmnn 02/05/2016 at 17:17

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That looks like it’s supposed to be Groom Lake, though I doubt those hangers have windows. The spot also suggests the LRS-B will make it’s public debut soon [plz]

Spoon II > ttyymmnn 02/05/2016 at 17:22

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Eventually, they’ll just build the place from Stealh, A.K.A. Skynet in the sky.

ttyymmnn > Spoon II 02/05/2016 at 17:40

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Well, they already have UCAVs, and now they’re talking about arsenal aircraft that will orbit just outside a battle space, stuffed with missiles and JDAMs that can be called down on an enemy. And the best part? They’ll be launchable by drones. Skynet is a lot closer than you think.

ttyymmnn > Saracen 02/05/2016 at 17:44

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Like I said, this could just be a red herring to impress (or not) the Reds.

ttyymmnn > HammerheadFistpunch 02/05/2016 at 17:45

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But this is the FUTURE. They said the F-117 was hopeless, too.

Frank Grimes > ttyymmnn 02/06/2016 at 01:15

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obviously its me. I am the next generation fighter did you guys see the important man gesturing to me?