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UK to invite India to co-develop sixth-generation fighter aircraft Tempest

The only thing that seems clear is that the sixth-generation Tempest will be technologically far more advanced than current fifth-generation fighters like the F-22, F-35, J-20 and J-31

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The model of jet fighter, Tempest, at the Farnborough Airshow in Britain last year photo: reuters

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After having spurned Moscow’s proposal to jointly develop a fifth-generation fighter aircraft, the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be invited this month by the UK to co-develop a sixth-generation fighter

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First Published: Feb 8 2019 | 2:00 AM IST

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