Towards a sixth-generation air combat capability for the RAAF

Summary

KEY POINTS:

• First, the USAF's 'Next generation air dominance' (NGAD) is a 'system of systems'.
• Recent western sixth-generation air power developments indicate a trend towards:         'crewed–autonomous teaming, with a high-end sixth-generation crewed platform at the centre of a networked air warfare capability'.
• Davis argues that Australia needs to develop an air force with greater reach operating within a contested air space.

References

• AIR AND SPACE POWER: COLLECTIONS | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
• ADDITIONAL READING RAAF RUNWAY (PME) | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
• RUSSIAN-UKRAINE CONFLICT—ARTICLES | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
• 02 June 2022 The Air Force’s next-gen fighter has moved into a critical new phase (defensenews.com)
• 17 JULY 2022 Air Force's sixth-gen fighter downselect 'not all that far away,' says Kendall - Breaking Defense
• 17 OCT 2022 Sixth-Generation Fighter Jet - How The Goalposts For Next-Gen Warplanes Are Ever-Changing (eurasiantimes.com)
• 19 DEC 2022 GCAP sixth-generation jet to potentially fly by end of decade (janes.com)

Source Information:

• Article Source: The Strategist | ASPI's analysis and commentary site (aspistrategist.org.au)
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• RAAF RUNWAY: RATIONALE, GUIDELINES, LEARNING OUTCOMES, ETC |