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Air Force Studying How To Define Sixth Generation Aircraft, General Says

Pat Host

Tuesday, July 29th, 2014

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Air Force Studying How To Define Sixth Generation Aircraft, General Says

Northrop Grumman's B-2 bomber. Photo: Air Force.

The Air Force is performing studies to figure out what defines a sixth-generation aircraft that will follow the big-ticket, fifth-generation F-35, according to a senior official. Air Combat Command (ACC) chief Gen. Michael Hostage said Tuesday the service is “already behind” schedule to properly phase out an “aging fleet,” given the length and “tortuous nature” of the Defense Department’s acquisition process. Though the Air Force is behind schedule, that doesn’t mean the time hurdle can’t be overcome, Hostage said. “(That)…

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