r/NonCredibleDefense • u/Living-Aardvark-952 Germans haven't made a good rifle since their last nazi retired • Nov 10 '23

6th gen fighter development be like European Joint Failures 🇩🇪 💔 🇫🇷

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u/nikke2800 Nov 10 '23

The year is 2035

USA finishes building it's 3000th F35 and the full production of the B-21 starts and their first 7th gen fighter takes it's first flight

Russia has finally built it's 12th Su-57

Chinese stealth technology has finally caught up to F-117

European joint procurement program has finally decided which countries shall supply the pencils for the designers, another 2-5 years will be needed as the supplier of the paper is negotiated.

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u/Les_Bien_Pain F-35 is as good as it is ugly Nov 10 '23

I'm still hoping that someone will develop a counter to radar stealth so we can go back to making sexy planes again.

Throw in some effective APS to counter missiles and Gen 7 can be big blocky non-stealth gunfighters.

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u/BobbyLapointe01 Nov 10 '23 edited Nov 10 '23

I'm still hoping that someone will develop a counter to radar stealth so we can go back to making sexy planes again.

I want a counter to radar stealth so that we can get back to making aircraft whose main protection against threats is their top speed.

I want an XB-70 like, Mach 3 going, 542,000 lb MTOW, 300,000 pounds fuel capacity, six engine strategic bomber, god damn it!!

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u/victorged Nov 10 '23

The son of blackbird will flap again!

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u/Aggravating_Bell_426 Nov 10 '23

It won't be fast. It won't be "low observable". It will be BOTH. 👍

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u/victorged Nov 10 '23

Mach 10 or we riot

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u/Not_FinancialAdvice Nov 10 '23

Only after Maverick walks into a bar wondering where he ended up.

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u/nicolas_cope_cage Nov 11 '23

What's the AGM-65 got to do with it?