"Navy Plans for Fighter to Replace the F/A-18 Hornet in 2030s" Topic
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| Tango01 | 21 Nov 2014 11:18 p.m. PST |
"The Navy is beginning to work on a a next-generation carrier-launched fighter jet to replace the existing F/A-18 Super Hornet and Growler aircraft by 2030 and supplement the F-35C the Pentagon is still developing, service officials said. The Navy effort, called the F/A-XX study, includes early work on the desired technological capabilities for the new aircraft. The idea is to have a new aircraft ready and producible by the time existing F/A-18s reach their end-of-service dates. Navy officials emphasize that the early work is in the very early stages and purely a conceptual effort to explore alternatives. The Navy is analyzing industry proposals on the F/A-XX it started collecting two years ago. Navy officials are trying to pick out what they like and study potential ideas…"
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| Mako11 | 21 Nov 2014 11:43 p.m. PST |
The new jet is a beauty, as is the one for the USAF too. Forget the designation of it, but something like the F-XX, if I recall correctly. |
| Lion in the Stars | 22 Nov 2014 12:45 p.m. PST |
? That's a Super Bug with conformal fuel tanks and an enclosed weapons pod on the centerline. |
| Charlie 12 | 22 Nov 2014 4:00 p.m. PST |
I think he was referring to the F/A-XX illustrated further into the article. Wouldn't be surprised if the Navy goes with more (and upgraded) Super Bugs in the interim. True enough, the F-35 was not their first choice (by a long shot). |
| Mako11 | 23 Nov 2014 5:15 p.m. PST |
2015 would be better, but we probably can't afford them now, anyway. |
| SouthernPhantom | 24 Nov 2014 1:01 p.m. PST |
I honestly do not expect the money to be there to sustain the F-35 fleet in meaningful numbers, let alone acquire and develop new airframes. |
| Lion in the Stars | 25 Nov 2014 6:51 p.m. PST |
15 years development is an awfully short cycle, didn't the F35 take 25, and the F22 take at least 20? |
| cwlinsj | 01 Dec 2014 10:33 p.m. PST |
Here's the FAXX rendering I've been looking at. Quite a beaut.
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