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Leading UK aerospace and defence companies, plus the country’s Ministry of Defence (MOD), have given an update on the development of their Flying Technology Demonstrator project, a key part of the Tempest programme to develop a sixth-generation multirole fighter aircraft. Tempest is the British designation for the aircraft that is being developed under the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), which is a joint initiative between the UK, Japan and Italy. Unconfirmed reports state that GCAP wi...

ENGINEERS and IT experts from BAE Systems Lancashire military aircraft division have started in factory simulations of flying the RAFs futuristic…

Testing of components and systems intended for the Tempest Future Combat Air System (FCAS) Flying Technology Demonstrator (FTD) is accelerating at BAE Systems' Warton site and at the facilities of partners companies around the UK. Work to te...

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Development work on the British-led Tempest future stealth fighter is gathering pace, including ejection seat trials using a rocket sled.

Development work on the British-led Tempest future stealth fighter is gathering pace, including ejection seat trials using a rocket sled.