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nodes in a network F-35 pilots will have unprecedented networked tactical information. (Lockheed Martin)
Generational change
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Since the Korean War, when significant numbers of jet powered fighters engaged in combat, the United States Air Force has used a “generation” classification to describe in broad terms the capabilities of groups of fighters.
While increases in capabilities to date have been largely linear, there is a growing belief that the latest generation has resulted in a step change. This is based on the fact that “fifth generation” fighters incorporate far reaching technological advances over their fourth generation predecessors.
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