Major British aerospace, defence and industrial technology companies BAE Systems (BAES), Leonardo UK (part of Italian-based global aerospace and defence group Leonardo SpA), MBDA UK (part of the pan-European MBDA missile group) and Rolls-Royce have reported on some of the advanced technologies the are working on as part of the UK-led Tempest programme. (Italy and Sweden are cooperating with the UK on at least the technology development aspects of the programme.) Tempest is a high-technology research and development programme aimed at producing a sixth-generation combat jet, intended to enter service in about 15 years. The new technologies under development are intended to provide that aircraft and its pilots with decisive combat advantages over any foe.
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