UK unveils new next generation fighter jet, the 'Tempest'

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Originally Posted by ORAC

https://www.defensenews.com/digital-...pest-test-rig/

Leonardo fine-tunes its 757 jetliner converted into a Tempest test rig

ROME – Leonardo has announced more details of the 757 test bed aircraft it will use in the Tempest program, including a 28 ton payload for equipment and six locations for sensors.

Dubbed Excalibur, the aircraft has been remodeled with a pointed nose to mimic the likely Tempest design by Leonardo’s partner, UK firm 2Excel…….

I wondered what it was when wondered past the 2Excel booth






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