Design concepts
The under development Chinese Chengdu J-20, Indian HAL Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft and the Russian Sukhoi PAK FA are now providing more advanced fighters to compete with current American fifth generation jet fighters.
Dubbed the "Next Generation Tactical Aircraft"/"Next Gen TACAIR",the USAF seeks a fighter with "enhanced capabilities in areas such as reach, persistence, survivability, net-centricity, situational awareness, human-system integration and weapons effects," a November 4, 2010 presolicitation notice states. “The future system will have to counter adversaries equipped with next generation advanced electronic attack, sophisticated integrated air defence systems, passive detection, integrated self-protection, directed energy weapons, and cyber attack capabilities. It must be able to operate in the anti-access/area-denial environment that will exist in the 2030–50 timeframe.”
Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works division has revealed a conceptual next-generation fighter design that offers the first hints of an ambitious, long-term technology strategy for the new class of tactical aircraft that will emerge after 2030. The concept was published in a 2012 calendar, which was distributed to journalists. Lockheed Martin has called for greater speed, range, stealth and self-healing structures.
The equivalent in the United States Navy is the Next Generation Air Dominance program.
The Sixth Generation fighters are expected to use advanced engines such as Adaptive Versatile Engine Technology to allow longer ranges and higher performance.
USAF's General Mike Hostage has said that they have yet to decide on which features will define the sixth generation fighters.
In 2013 DARPA started a study to try to bridge the USAF and USN concepts.[
No comments:
Post a Comment