Development work on the British-led Tempest future stealth fighter is gathering pace, including trials of a Martin-Baker ejection seat using a rocket sled. Tests of the crew escape system provide very ...

The Tempest will be one of the world's most advanced aircraft - BAE Systems/PA The aerospace giants developing Britain’s next generation Tempest fighter jet have unveiled a new design of the aircraft ...

Meet Tempest: In September, the UK’s BAE Systems, Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and Italy’s Leonardo agreed to the next steps to deliver the concept phase of a next-generation combat aircraft.

In December, the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) revealed a new artist’s rendering of the future sixth-generation “Tempest” multirole fighter jet, which promises to leapfrog the capabilities of the ...

The companies building the UK's Tempest sixth-generation fighter aircraft have revealed some of the technological concepts that it will incorporate, including a radar system designed to handle as much ...

While the United States led the way in developing fifth-generation jet fighters with the introduction of the F-22 Raptor in 2005, it's hardly the only nation working on next-gen aircraft. China, ...

The sixth generation of supersonic stealth fighter planes is on its way. The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed that the British-led Future Combat Air System initiative's Tempest fighter ...

The consortium hope to produce a ground-breaking fighter jet capable of connecting via a "combat cloud" with its own drones and other military warfare assets ...

Development for the new Tempest sixth-generation fighter is moving on with some revolutionary concepts. Team Tempest and the Royal Air Force recently held a virtual event to provide an update about ...

Visitors walk past a mock-up of the Tempest combat aircraft at the 2019 DSEI defense trade show in London on Sept. 11, 2019. (Sebastian Sprenger/Staff) ROME — Radar engineers on the Tempest fighter ...

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