Hah I knew it, everyone kept saying noo it doesn’t look at the NGAD renders but here we are :P
Whats the AXE? First time I’ve heard about this
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air launched AMRAAM-ER
basicly RIM-162 ESSM body with AIM-120 brain
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Yea it could be. Or it could be that that was one of the design it could end having. I remember that Sukhoi “tested” like 35000 different design for the Su-57. Here one of the funny ones. Canards + Levcons.
Not entirely. It significantly reduces takeoff and landing roll, which aligns with the USAFs ACE concept for utilization of more austere basing. The more interesting sight is canards, which traditionally are less optimal for what should be an incredibly stealthy design.
Then you haven’t been reading it properly, as that’s basically verbatim what it says
As a joke, it looks like the ugliest stealth jet.
I would rather biasing X-32 fr.
Wait… wasn’t X-32’s developer Boeing too?
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Yep
Depends…
If it’s this one I’m gonna cry because it’s so ugly.
But if it’s this one (it most probably is)
Spoiler
It’s the most 6th Gen looking 6th Generation fighter ever
idk about that, I prefer when the planes dont smile at me
Bottom one is F/A-XX render no?
Then seems Boeing became even worse at designing XD
Anyway, seems I am the only one who liked the smiling one.
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Yup, but as we see in the new F-47 image from Trump’s annoucement, the F-47 seems to have Canards, that’s why I’m using this one.
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we do know they were aiming for all aspect stealth so the choice of canards is somewhat logical because while possibly increasing front aspect RCS they will definitely greatly reduce rear aspect RCS
Should’ve put the F-15 ppl on NGAD. Would’ve been the best looking 6th gen
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Im never gonna understand why they didnt use a design similar to YF23 for f35
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but they are busy making more good looking f15s
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Except B-21 Raider being 6th gen is nonsense imo, so they don’t necessarily have a capitalization in what qualifies.
It’s a bomber, so it can’t be defined as a 6th Gen only because this classification is only for Fighters.
I’m guessing the avionics it carries could make it a 6th gen if it was a fighter, that’s probably why.
iirc, didnt they define 6th gen as AI integration and ability to use and control unmanned platforms and sometimes optional manning