Not sure if F/A-XX announcement will happen today? Reuters had confirmed the announcement and time by this point last week, so maybe it was delayed?
US F/A-XX and F-X & NGAD - 6th Gen Aircraft News Thread
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That or they finally learned their fucking lesson about Opsec. I still think that the announcement will come out today if it's going to come out this week, it is an friday after all. Those stooges will never miss an opportunity to mess around with the stock market. They will never announce good news on a weekend, only bad news, while all good news goes on a weekday.
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The other possibility is that the powers that be in DC expect a generally negative public reaction to their decision on the F/A-XX competition.
As such, they may intend to break the announcement right around close of business today -- with reporters heading out of the office and most people getting ready for their weekends -- hoping the story will quickly get lost in the news cycle.
Not sure if the current administration is that savvy, but some of their minions might be, so we shall see.
True, I do see how the general America public might be upset at Boeing getting both the NGAD and the FA-XX contract.
Meanwhile, here is our friend Tomcat's interpretation of the F/A-XX. It's like a J-50 with american characteristics.
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(I dont think the "general American public" knows what F/A-XX is. Unclear if they even know what a Northrop Grumman is. We're all nerds here to one degree or another and, as per the comic above, it can be striking to realise how ignorant most folks are of even the most basic principles and facts that we take for granted in discussions here.)
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Nah, their jets are a large source of national pride for Americans. Your average american 100% knows about the F-22 and the F-35. They might not know the details, but even the most rural hillbilly knows about their existence. And americans might not know about Lockheed or northdrop, but Boeing is really really famous this days, and not for a good reason.
If the info comes out about how the really corrupt company that has been crashing their jets is expected to take on the entirely of America's future fighter programs, there will be backlash. The reaction to Boeing winning the NGAD contract hasn't been well received overall.
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>Navy doesn't want canardMeanwhile, here is our friend Tomcat's interpretation of the F/A-XX. It's like a J-50 with american characteristics.
That's that
I have been wondering about this. If USN was planning for a near 1:1 replacement of F/A-18, does it mean they won't have large amount of CCAs on the same aircraft carrier? If so, it changes all those war simulations in Taiwan. PLA will have J-36 "system of system" facing F/A-XX without drones.
If that is not the case, if the carriers actually host hundreds of CCAs and other large fixed-winged drones, let's say 5 times of the number of F/A-XX, will they ever run out of space and logistic capabilities. For example, 60 F/A-XX and 300 CCAs on one carrier.
Obviously enemies like Canada, Mexico, or Greenland.