Originally Posted by
jindabyne
Tempest will probably not come to fruition. BAES no longer has the in-house requisite skills capability. Insider opinion, not mine. But maybe they can be imported?
Also, UK Government arguably doesn't have the funds to go it alone. It didn't in the 80's, and circumstances have almost certainly not created any such allowance since. IMO.
But with Sweden?
I agree. The UK and BAE have not produced a complete fighter jet for many years.
Also, having never even produced a 5th Generation, making the leap in technology to a 6th Generation is massively optimistic.
The only saving grace could be Taranis technology transfer.