UK releases the real size model of next generation stealth fighter 'Tempest'



At the Farnborough International Air Show in the UK, the development plan and the full size model of the next generation stealth fighter "Tempest" developed by the UK have been released.

UK unveils new Tempest fighter jet model - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44848294



UK unveils new Tempest fighter jet to replace Typhoon | UK news | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jul/16/uk-tempest-fighter-jet-typhoon-farnborough-airshow

According to Defense Minister Gavin Williamson, the development of Tempest will take over 2 billion pounds (about 298 billion yen) by 2025 and deployment will be in 2035.

Tempest is an airframe that is classified as a 6th generation jet fighter aircraft, and if completed, it will replace Eurofighter Typhoon of the first flight of 1994. By the way, the fighter aircraft used in the British Air Force of the Second World War was " Hawker Typhoon " " Hawker Tempest " manufactured by Hawker Aviation Company, and Tempest was a greatly improved version of Typhoon, but this time Is irrelevant.

Hawker Tempest


A state where the Williamson Defense Minister is actually presenting in front of a full-size model can be seen in the following movies.

UK's New Tempest Fighter Jet Revealed - AINtv Express - YouTube


It is BAE Systems that leads development, engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce, Italian munitions manufacturer Leonardo, European missile maker's MBDA will participate. Focusing on the withdrawal of the EU in the UK, France and Germany have announced a policy to jointly develop a new fighter aircraft, and since the UK is in the form of being placed outside the mosquito nets, development in cooperation with other countries It seems to be in the view.

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