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Developing Sixth-Generation Fighters Takes Decades Even for Superpowers

When thinking of next-generation fighter jets , it is useful not to think of them as fighter jets in the traditional sense. Rather, they are more like next-generation flying data centers forced to solve a raft of engineering challenges that had never been solved in the past (while also carrying missiles). Public attention is often focused on the easily visible aspects, like the stealthy shape and the tailless designs, but these can be distractions to understanding what is really going on.