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In 2018, U.K. Ministry of
Defense has unveiled the Tempest II model at the Farnborough show, new
plans for a new stealth fighter jet. Tempest II is a proposed stealth
fighter aircraft concept to be designed and manufactured in the United
Kingdom for the Royal Air Force. It is being developed by a consortium
known as "Team Tempest," consisting of the UK Ministry of Defence, BAE
Systems, Rolls-Royce, Leonardo S.p.A. and MBDA, and is intended to enter
service from 2035 replacing the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft in service
with the RAF. Tempest will be able to fly unmanned, and use swarming
technology to control drones. It will incorporate artificial intelligence
deep learning and possess directed-energy weapons. Another piece of
technology being designed into Tempest is so-called Cooperative Engagement
Capability, the ability to cooperate on the battlefield, sharing sensor
data and messages to coordinate attack or defence. The RAF had a similarly
named fighter in the Second World War which also followed a Typhoon.
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