BAE Systems Tempest Global Combat Air Programme Fighter Family
BAE Systems Tempest is the United Kingdom name for the crewed next-generation fighter aircraft being developed within the trilateral Global Combat Air Programme with Italy and Japan. The aircraft is the core element of a wider future combat air system intended to integrate crewed and uncrewed platforms, advanced sensors, and networked mission systems for service from the mid-2030s; the fighter remains in development and has no production propulsion identity yet.
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Identity
- Aliases
- TempestGCAP fighterFuture Combat Air SystemTeam Tempest
- Family Name
- BAE Systems Tempest
- Full Name
- BAE Systems Tempest Global Combat Air Programme Fighter Family
- Roles
- militaryresearchexperimentaltechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- development
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- BAE Systems Tempest is the United Kingdom name for the crewed next-generation fighter aircraft being developed within the trilateral Global Combat Air Programme with Italy and Japan. The aircraft is the core element of a wider future combat air system intended to integrate crewed and uncrewed platforms, advanced sensors, and networked mission systems for service from the mid-2030s; the fighter remains in development and has no production propulsion identity yet.
- Manufacturer
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.raf.mod.uk/what-we-do/team-tempest/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 23:21:13 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 23:21:13 UTC