
“You no longer have a radar, no longer have electronic warfare, no longer have a radio,” said Jason “Tex” Clark, director for Advanced Mission Systems at RI&S. This hardware would include adaptable software that changes between tasks in mere nanoseconds.

Sixth-generation fighters could have a piece of gear that does multiple jobs, replacing different systems typically seen on today’s aircraft. Future fighters will have one system for everything Our experts have six bold predictions for sixth-generation fighters: 1. They are designing systems (sensors, communications, electronic warfare and more) that they hope will one day provide overwhelming technical superiority over enemies in the air. Air Force’s new fighter jet.īut one thing’s for sure: technologists and engineers at Raytheon Intelligence & Space are working on the very same kinds of systems they believe will bring the kind of technical superiority the military wants its new plane to deliver. There is not a lot the public knows about the U.S.


Prototypes of this aircraft, never before seen by the public, have already flown in secret. Air Force is planning to deploy a “sixth-generation” fighter in 2030.
