That’s completeled. And no production orders made, it’s more of a test run for GCAP in terms of working together
Apparently first testing was supposed to be last year, also getting an improved domestic meteor for Japanese F-35s has to be appealing instead of waiting for the AIM-260 and hoping the US approves sale to Japan
They cant integrate it like Meteor on the F-35 which is why Japan and Europe are getting pissed off with the US and the delays in providing the updates or sharing the source code to do so.
Currently F-35 can use ASRAAM (wing mounted based on pics I have seen) and Aim-120D
No Brimstone, SPEAR, Stormshadow or Meteor.
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You watch how quick that source code comes when the US needs Japan to help face China.
IYKYK lol
The Japanese government hasn’t approved further funding for the project, and generally consideres it complete, production wise there’s issues with work share on the meteor side of things so that’s not going ahead, Japan is currently working on its next generation MRAAM intended for GCAP.
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He also called it “full scale flight demonstrator”, which does not equal NGAD prototype. It is more likely to be an unarmed aerodynamic testbed. Now it is fully possible there has been prototypes since, but that is speculation.
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i never said they didnt steal but im just saying everyone does it
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Literally could just be an NGAD EAP or again, NGAD originally had an unmanned side to the program, which could be what the representative was referring to, but well, we just don’t know.
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Fair enough, still Japan and the UK have been working together for quite a while so maybe GCAP will go alright
Sadly JNAAM was cancelled. It has been prototyped with Meteor missile body and a new Japanese AESA seeker, but was cancelled due to French interference. Now both parties are seemingly looking to develop new domestic missiles based on the technological exchange.
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Bloody French, they just can’t let us have nice things can they :/
I guess we did screw them out of that whole Australian submarine business though TBF
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Now it’s UK and US doing subs for Australia right?
They’re getting SSN-ASUKUS class (based on the in development SSNR class subs for the RN) built in the UK, with 3-5 Virginia Class subs in the interims as a stop gap.
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AUKUS class will be built in the UK and Australia by BAE, I believe it is based on a British submarine program, the US and Australia got involved March 23 with the US providing some tech but exactly what is unknown, the US also won’t be operating them, so their involvement is a little odd.
In simple terms it’s Britain designing a submarine for the UK and Australia with the US helping out with some of the tech
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The US in AUKUS mean US tech transfer/assistance to UK and Australia to make the subs
The UK & US have been sharing nuclear submarine propulsion tech since the sixties, so adding Australia to the agreement helps with training (as Australian personnel will be sent to both the UK and the US for training), Part of it is buying the nuclear material as Aus has no local production, & prevents any issues with the UK selling Aus the subs.
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Does Australia have no nuclear power? That is surprising.
But I suppose if you put it like that it does make sense. They are for the most part British boat designs though, also it’ll be the first British attack sub with VLS I believe which is a nice boost in capability
They still steal a lot more than many other countries.
Could be the same as Have Blue, and that one Chinese 6th gen might be a tech demonstrator too, who knows. What we know is that the US has flown a 6th Gen 4 years before China.