RAF Leader: Range, LO Needs Will Challenge GCAP Fighter Design

Edgewing artist's rendering of CGAP
Credit: Edgewing
LONDON—The design of the fighter aircraft at the heart of the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) needs to have “full-spectrum” low observability (LO) and ultra-long range built into the design, a senior Royal Air Force (RAF) officer has stated. The trinational fighter, which is being developed jointly...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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