U.S. Air Force Has 'Built' the Future Sixth Generation Fighter

While the US military is still "tackling" some issues with the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, efforts appear to be underway to develop a next-generation fighter jet. The US Air Force is quietly designing, building, and even flying prototypes of the future fighter.

We've built and flown full-scale flight demonstrators in the real world, and we're breaking records in doing so, "Dr. Will Roper, assistant secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logic, told Defense News in an interview ahead of the Air, Space Conference. , and Cyberworld from the Air Force Association this week. "We are ready to go and build the next generation of aircraft in an unprecedented way.