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‘She’s going to be big’: why Putin should fear Britain’s next fighter jet
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/busines...ant-jet-fighter-prepare-marathon-russia-raid/It tells you a lot about what the UK, Italy and Japan are planning for the supersonic stealth jet they are building together. The three countries are aiming to bring the aircraft – which has been christened “Tempest” in the UK – into service by 2035 under an agreement known as the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP).
A bigger jet means bigger fuel tanks. That means more range and bigger payloads of explosive warheads. But the size also means weapons can be stored internally – ensuring a smooth exterior that makes the aircraft harder to detect with radar.
At the same time, Tempest will be packed with technology allowing it to link up with other aircraft, drones, ground forces and satellites.

If Nato ever ended up at war against Putin’s Russia, experts say this means the aircraft would take off from a British airfield, fly to Russia undetected, destroy hostile air defences and then fly all the way back again.
Not only that, but such a long range would allow Japanese pilots to strike deep into the Chinese mainland in any future Pacific conflict.
Moreton, who is also an ex-commodore of the Royal Air Force, remains tight-lipped about whether these propositions are correct.