The RCAF's Next Generation Fighter (CF-188 Replacement)

[Good2Golf]

Loyal Wingman?

Yes-ish.

CCA (collaborative combat aircraft) is a more accurate description since the autonomous aircraft may (likely) not act as a classic ‘wing man’ following/supporting a lead aircraft.

We would be crazy not to be looking at this.

This.

 

[Kirkhill]

One of those "you can't get there from here" articles demanding a do-over.

Forget the F-35. Buy the F-47. A Chretienite dream.

The Hard Truth About the F-35 That No One Wants to Admit

The F-35 is already becoming obsolete. The 6th-gen F-47 is the only way for America to avoid losing air superiority to China and Russia.

nationalsecurityjournal.org

This one line jumped off the page at me...

What sets the F-47 apart isn’t just stealth or speed, though both will matter. It’s the shift toward modularity and adaptability. This aircraft won’t be frozen in time, unlike many legacy systems, such as the F-35. It will evolve rapidly. Open architecture will allow for plug-and-play updates.

I thought that was the F-35 blurb. There was no end-state. It would be continually improved.

And in that continual improvement lay the accountant's nightmare. There was no end-state against which the project could be measured.

...

The F-47: Not like the F-35. The same as the F-35.

 

[OldSolduer]

Sopwith Camels would have been a better investment.....

 

[Colin Parkinson]

There were 24 marks of Spitfires and sub-variants on top of that. It's not like evolving aircraft is anything new and was done with pencils and sliderulers.