Development work on the British-led Tempest future stealth fighter is gathering pace, including trials of a Martin-Baker ejection seat using a rocket sled. Tests of the crew escape system provide very ...

The Tempest will be one of the world's most advanced aircraft - BAE Systems/PA The aerospace giants developing Britain’s next generation Tempest fighter jet have unveiled a new design of the aircraft ...

In December, the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) revealed a new artist’s rendering of the future sixth-generation “Tempest” multirole fighter jet, which promises to leapfrog the capabilities of the ...

The United States and China are the two obvious contenders for sixth-generation fighter programs—and various European nations ...

Meet Tempest: In September, the UK’s BAE Systems, Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and Italy’s Leonardo agreed to the next steps to deliver the concept phase of a next-generation combat aircraft.

While the United States led the way in developing fifth-generation jet fighters with the introduction of the F-22 Raptor in 2005, it's hardly the only nation working on next-gen aircraft. China, ...

Known as Tempest in the UK, which began the effort, the supersonic Global Combat Air Programme fighter is not only the first fighter to be built in Britain in 40 years, it's one of the first of a ...

The consortium hope to produce a ground-breaking fighter jet capable of connecting via a "combat cloud" with its own drones and other military warfare assets ...

The sixth generation of supersonic stealth fighter planes is on its way. The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed that the British-led Future Combat Air System initiative's Tempest fighter ...