Every Active 6th-Generation Fighter Program In The World Ranked By How Close It Is To Flying

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Any discussion of 6th-generation fighter jets comes with a slew of caveats and uncertainties. These are very secretive programs, and there is no checklist about what qualifies as a 6th-gen program. Still, the field is currently being led by the US, China, and the UK/Italy/Japan grouping. One often-discussed feature of some 6th-gen aircraft is tailless designs, even though experimentation with tailless designs dates all the way back to WWII.

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