6th Generation Fighters will need MORE than drone wingmen

With a number of fighter programs underway around the world all claiming to be fielding 6th generation fighters, one can’t help but stop and wonder… What exactly is a 6th generation fighter, anyway? Let's talk about some of the technologies we think might just come to define this new generation of jets. 📱 Follow Sandboxx News on social Twitter: https://twitter.com/sandboxxnews Instagram: https://instagram.com/sandboxxnews Facebook: https://facebook.com/sandboxxnews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sandboxxnews 📱 Follow Alex Hollings on social Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexHollings52 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexhollings52 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlexHollings... TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/alexhollings52 Citations: https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/Portals/10/ASPJ/journals/Volume-04_Issue-1-4/1990_Vol4_No4.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20121102122645/http://www.eurofighter.com/fileadmin/web_data/downloads/extpub/02_5thGenFighter.pdf https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/stealth-aircraft-rcs.htm https://www.defensenews.com/air/2023/03/08/us-air-force-eyes-fleet-of-1000-drone-wingmen-as-planning-accelerates/ https://news.clearancejobs.com/2023/12/18/darpa-awards-aurora-flight-sciences-41-million-for-the-crane-program/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/2411762-could-darpas-enigmatic-x-65-plane-revolutionise-aircraft-design/ https://www.jeccomposites.com/news/spotted-by-jec/a-tougher-skin-for-stealth-aircraft/ https://www.mae.ncsu.edu/cxu/ https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2016-1817 https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/1.4929362 https://www.sandboxx.us/news/iran-claims-to-detect-f-35s-over-the-persian-gulf-heres-why-it-could-be-true/ https://secure.afa.org/Mitchell/reports/MS_RadarGame_0910.pdf https://www.researchgate.net/publication/287536552_Integrated_review_of_stealth_technology_and_its_role_in_airpower