AIRCRAFT PROGRAM
| Lift type | Fixed wing | ||
| Construction type | Factory-built | ||
| Control type | Piloted, Autonomous | ||
| Engine type | Turbojet | ||
| Application | Fighter | ||
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Stealth fighter concept to replace the Eurofighter Typhoon, developed through Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme and Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP). Unmanned aircraft accompanied during flight by swarm of drones. Under development.
| Variant | Launch/First flight | Production end | |
| BAE Tempest | 2015 / | Sixth-generation jet fighter. |
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| BAE Systems plc | News | In collaboration with Rolls-Royce, MBDA and Leonardo |
Other aircraft programs: BAE Systems Hawk 100, BAE Taranis, BAE Mantis, BAE Systems MAGMA, Prismatic PHASA-35, BAE T-Series