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The UK has started building its first sixth-generation fighter demonstrator, aiming to field a next-gen combat aircraft by 2035. The UK is steaming ahead with the program despite cost issues with similar fighter projects and questions of strategic value in the evolving air power space.
President Joe Biden’s recent approval of a major shift in US nuclear weapons strategy highlights the attention the country’s national security officials are paying to Chinese ambitions for influence in the world.
The US has unveiled a US$10 billion strategy to upgrade military aircraft in Japan, a bid to bolster its defense posture amid rising tensions with China over Taiwan. However, aging aircraft, production problems and China’s fast-growing air force may mean the plan is too little, too late to significantly shift the region’s balance of air power.
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The UK is pushing the boundaries of aerial combat technology with its “7th-generation” fighter project despite debates over the necessity and cost of such a high-tech venture.