U.S. F-47 Pulls Ahead in Sixth-Gen Fighter Race; UK-Led GCAP Builds Momentum as Franco-German FCAS Falters

Amid multiple wars raging in different parts of the world, the race to build the world’s first operational sixth-generation fighter jet is moving at full speed in 2026. As Europe’s ambitious Future Combat Air System (FCAS) project falters after getting stuck in fights and delays, two other programs, the US’s F-47 and the UK-Italy-Japan GCAP, […] The post U.S. F-47 Pulls Ahead in Sixth-Gen Fighter Race; UK-Led GCAP Builds Momentum as Franco-German FCAS Falters appeared first on EURASIAN TIMES.