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ougoah

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I think the usual contractors involved in these fighter projects have developed stealth "surfaces" (whatever you want to include in that) for 6th gen fighters and want to upgrade 5th gens with, if not the same tech, tech based on similar principles. Makes some logical sense right?

If it's applied on the sides, bottom and top, it could be due to new stealth tech being capable of reducing RCS from side profiles... this of course includes all the angles where the emitter is directed at the major surfaces exposed - looking directly downwards, upwards, from the side, as opposed to front on or mostly frontal.

J-20 uses some secretive metamaterials. Since F-35, plenty of online literature and forumners suspected metamaterials being the latest stealth tech. Only J-20 and F-35 used some form of it where the F-22 is suspected to use some other form of stealth materials and coating. Maybe F-35 didn't even reach the metamaterials level of J-20 until these new upgrades lol or maybe they've gone to the next and while all the 6th gen projects in both countries are hidden tightly still, contractors are applying upgrades to existing 5th gen or at least testing them out, quite publicly too.
 
meckhardt98

meckhardt98

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The US Army is looking to field new light tanks capable of being air delivered; akin to the M551 Sheridan; the program has developed from the M8 mobile gun system program. Two competing designs have been evaluated and tested by the 82nd airborne out of Fort Bragg; of which the GDLS design won out over the BAE design; and will give airborne forces an advantage not seen since the end of the cold war.

The army is looking to approve the first production contract for twenty six production vehicles; with the option for a further twenty eight; by summer of 2022 with the first units being delivered by FY2025.
 

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Maikeru

Maikeru

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meckhardt98 said:
The US Army is looking to field new light tanks capable of being air delivered; akin to the M551 Sheridan; the program has developed from the M8 mobile gun system program. Two competing designs have been evaluated and tested by the 82nd airborne out of Fort Bragg; of which the GDLS design won out over the BAE design; and will give airborne forces an advantage not seen since the end of the cold war.

The army is looking to approve the first production contract for twenty six production vehicles; with the option for a further twenty eight; by summer of 2022 with the first units being delivered by FY2025.
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There's a deal to be done here. Type 15s in exchange for all the F22s PLAAF will be getting when Trump is re-elected.
 
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gelgoog

Lieutenant General
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The M8 AGS was a great program when it came out. Like 3 decades ago. Today the US will have to face peer or near peer adversaries so I think it is overly optimistic to think airbone troops will get a lot of funding.
 
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