Development work on the British-led Tempest future stealth fighter is gathering pace, including trials of a Martin-Baker ejection seat using a rocket sled. Tests of the crew escape system provide very ...
Visitors walk past a mockup of the Tempest combat aircraft at the 2019 DSEI defense trade show in London on Sept. 11, 2019. (Sebastian Sprenger/Staff) ROME — Italy has hiked defense spending again as ...
The UK’s tightening relationship with Japan around combat aircraft technologies could enable Tempest to make the leap from mockup to reality. Credit: BAE Systems When Japanese Prime Minister Fumio ...
Summary: The UK’s Royal Air Force is developing the Tempest, a sixth-generation fighter jet, under the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program, aiming for deployment by 2035. This ambitious initiative ...