AIRCRAFT PROGRAM
| Lift type | Fixed wing | ||
| Construction type | Factory-built | ||
| Control type | Piloted, Autonomous | ||
| Engine type | Turbojet | ||
| Application | Fighter | ||
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Stealth fighter concept to replace the Eurofighter Typhoon. Unmanned aircraft accompanied during flight by swarm of drones. Under development.
| Variant | Launch/First flight | Production end | |
| BAE Tempest | 2015 / | Sixth-generation jet fighter. |
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See recent updates (latest 09/10/2024)
| BAE Systems plc | News | In collaboration with Rolls-Royce, MBDA and Leonardo |
Other aircraft programs: BAE Systems Hawk 100, BAE Taranis, BAE Mantis, BAE Systems MAGMA, Prismatic PHASA-35, BAE T-650
| Marshall Advanced Composites | Analysis | News | Composite Manufacturing Services: |
| Wind River Systems, Inc. | Analysis | News | Computer Components: VxWorks 653 platform |
| Collins Aerospace, Mechanical Systems - Actuation | Analysis | News | Electromechanical Actuators: Advanced actuation capabilities |
| Leonardo Airborne Systems UK | Analysis | News | Sensors/Transducers: |
| Martin-Baker Aircraft Co. Ltd. | Analysis | News | Ejector Seats: Mk 16 ejection seat |
| Leonardo Airborne Systems UK | Analysis | News | Electronic Warfare Systems: |
| Leonardo Electronics | Analysis | News | Surveillance/Air Defense Radar: Development of ECRS Mk2 radar with Leonardo in Edinburgh |
| MBDA UK | Analysis | News | Missiles: |
| Leonardo Airborne Systems UK | Analysis | News | Airborne Communication Systems: ; Airborne Communication Systems: ECRS Mk2 (European Common Radar System Mk2) |
| Rolls-Royce plc Defence Aerospace | Analysis | News | Starter Generators: Embedded Electrical Starter Generator, E2SG |
| TT Electronics plc | Analysis | News | Power Conversion Equipment: DC-DC converter to BAE Systems, for use within the FCS (Flight Control System) |
| Reaction Engines Ltd | Analysis | News | Turbojet Engines: Hypersonic propulsion system technology in collaboration with Rolls-Royce. |
| Rolls-Royce plc Defence Aerospace | Analysis | News | Turbojet Engines: Hypersonic propulsion system, known as Orpheus |
