FIGHTER FORECAST

摘要

The Tempest fighter jet could offer the British and Italian military dazzling new capabilities. Unmanned flight, swarming technology for drone control and directed-energy weapons could all be included in the aircraft, which is intended to replace the Eurofighter Typhoon from 2035. In development at a consortium of BAE Systems, Leonardo, Rolls-Royce, MBDA and the Ministry of Defence, the Tempest is at concept stage. With £2bn pledged for the programme, the government would be wise to leam lessons from high-profile production issues elsewhere.