Fighter development project in Europe
A full-size model of the future fighter "Tempest" at the booth of BAE Systems Team Tempest at DSEI 2021 (Image: BAE Systems).
The full-size model (only the nose part) of the future fighter "Tempest", which is being jointly developed by multinational companies BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, and the Royal Air Force, will be held in London from September 14th to 17th, 2021. It is on display at the ongoing defense comprehensive event "DSEI 2021", and the Japanese flag "Hinomaru" is hoisted at the booth. [What shape is the whole body? ] Three-dimensional models of "Tempest" and "Mosquito" According to Team Tempest, which is involved, this is a tribute to the nations involved in the "FCAS (Future Combat Air System)" under development. It seems to have been done. Besides Japan, the flags of Sweden and Italy were also raised along with the British "Union Jack". In addition to the "Tempest", a scale model of the "Mosquito", an unmanned combat aircraft technology demonstration model that is also under development, is also displayed in the booth. By placing both the "Tempest" and "Mosquito" models, it is said that this also introduces how FCAS plans to conduct a network including cooperation with unmanned aircraft. In addition, Japan and the UK will accelerate discussions at the Japan-UK Defense Ministerial Meeting held in Tokyo in July 2021 to pursue cooperation at the subsystem level related to the next-generation fighter aircraft (FX/FCAS). are in agreement.
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