Air Force 6th-Gen Aircraft Now Airborne – Could be Massive War Technology Breakthrough

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*A top Warrior Maven article. Republished for viewer interest

By Kris Osborn – President & Editor-In-Chief, Warrior Maven

(Washington D.C.) A massive and still somewhat unknown technology breakthrough may be upon us, by virtue of the apparent Air Force decision to not only fast-track a new 6th-Gen platform, but actually fly it.

While of course technical details and specifics regarding the kinds of 6th-Gen platforms which have been in development are close held or not public for security reasons, that fact that one is here now seems to suggest that sufficient technological breakthroughs have occurred to inspire a decision to actually “build and fly” a new stealth fighter jet platform.

Developers have for many years now been immersed in technological exploration, prototyping and conceptual work related to 6th-Gen fighter technology, looking at things like building stealthier airframes, new applications of AI, miniaturized long-range sensors, targeting technology and drones operating with ever-increasing levels of autonomy. 

Does the fact that a 6th-Gen aircraft has already flown suggest that, perhaps, some of the most essential ingredients of long-term transformational technologies are, in effect, already here?