A Sixth-Generation Fighter? An Overview of the Essential Background
11 Pages Posted: 7 Aug 2018 Last revised: 28 Mar 2021
Date Written: July 18, 2018
Abstract
This paper considers the background to the subject of the sixth generation jet fighter plane now under development for several countries' armed forces, situating it within the context of the "generational" classification system for such aircraft, and the political, military and economic context in which such aircraft might be developed and deployed.
Keywords: Jet Fighter, Air Forces, Air Power, Military Technology, Aerospace, Sixth Generation Fighter, Future of War
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Elhefnawy, Nader, A Sixth-Generation Fighter? An Overview of the Essential Background (July 18, 2018). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3215780 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3215780
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