mo4ch:>Mockup of a dream: Europe eyes 6th-generation fighter jet of its own, but will it happen? | Mo4ch News

European countries are striving to develop a next-generation aircraft that is fully independent from the US. While the desire is understandable, many doubt their capability to do so.This week, Germany and France unveiled a mockup of an upcoming jointly-developed 6th-generation fighter jet during the Paris Air Show, while Spain announced it had joined the project. The program to create the aircraft, dubbed New Generation Fighter (NGF), was launched back in 2017, and the machine is still at a very early stage of development; the mockup indeed resembles a plane, yet it lacks chassis, resting on a pedestal of sorts instead.The development of the aircraft is expected to take over 20 years, while the first flight is supposed to happen by late 2020s. The aircraft is to be introduced in 2040.The NGF is not the only 6th-gen fighter in development by the European countries. Last year, the UK unveiled a concept of its own, BAE Systems’ Tempest. The launch of the British program was largely a res…