Originally Posted by
ORAC
It’s designed as a long range interceptor - a replacement for the role the Tornado F3 was designed for, rather than the Typhoon - and stand-off bomber, not a dogfighter.
If you think stealthy F-111 it probably as close as an approximation as you will get. There’s some truth in Sweetman ironically referring to it as “Vulcan II” rather than Tempest.
And with the stealth, sensors and processing power intended as a hub for CCA it is 6th generation - not 5th.
Time will tell. I remain skeptical.