America’s New Invisible Air Force

[unhappycamper]

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/02/02/america-s-new-invisible-air-force.html

The Pentagon wants hundreds of millions of dollars next year to start work on an array of stealthy warjets.

America’s New Invisible Air Force
Dave Majumdar
2.2.2015

The Pentagon is doubling down on the development of a new arsenal of stealth fighters, bombers, and drones in its newly unveiled budget for next year.

Never mind the “fifth generation” stealth jets currently rolling off defense contractor assembly lines. The Pentagon is starting to pour money into three different projects to research and develop “sixth-generation” stealth fighters, plus funding for a new Air Force stealth bomber and new Navy carrier-based stealth drone.

Together, the efforts represent a whole new invisible air force, potentially. Oh, and the Pentagon wants a bunch of laser weapons and rail guns, too.

The budget, released Monday, includes a new project that the Pentagon calls the Aerospace Innovation Initiative. The new program—which is going to be led by the Pentagon’s premier research arm, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency—seeks to build a new prototype stealth fighter—an “X-plane.” The new jet would be a prototype to show off new technologies that could be used to help develop a new advanced stealth fighter for the Air Force and Navy.

[PeoViejo]

1. Throw in some Stealth Bombs, Missiles and Cannon Shells while you're at it.

Gotta have Stealth Nukes too.

[catnhatnh]

2. Actually I'm optimistic that they are planning this...

...I had figured the 5th generation would bankrupt us.