Chapter 1369 - The Era of Sixth-Generation Fighters (2/2)

Two people quickly stepped forward and opened the door of the hangar.

The moment the hangar opened, a silver-white fighter with its wings and body built as one appeared in front of everyone.

Nicola’s eyes widened in disbelief. He finally understood where Mr. Matteo gained his confidence.

He once saw a picture of a fighter plane in a top-secret file, if he recalled correctly, its name should be “Uragano”.

Unlike the “Hawker Hurricane” that the British created in World War II, Uragano was given more meaning in Italian, and the ” Uragano” fighter designed by Leonardo was also given more historical significance.

After the Second Moro-Country F War ended, the result of the dog fight between F35 and Aurora-20 over City M stunned everyone. The unscientific loss exchange ratio made the UA doubt itself for the first time. Then, led by the UA, NATO countries introduced new research and development plans to find a fighter that can regain air supremacy from the Aurora-20.

Leonardo was one of the European military industry groups entrusted with this important task.

After repeatedly studying the F35 and Aurora-20 cases in the Second Moro-Country F War, they finally made a rather bold decision, that was, to devote all the research and development funds to the sixth-generation fighter and completely abandon the fifth-generation fighter market.

Only the sixth-generation fighter could counter the Aurora-20!

As a manned fighter jet, the qualities displayed by the Aurora-20 were the pinnacles of the fifth-generation fighter. Even if it was difficult to accept this reality, Matteo and the other senior officials of Leonardo clearly understood this.

The sixth-generation fighter usually referred to a hypersonic fighter controlled by artificial intelligence.

Compared to the fifth-generation fighter, the sixth-generation fighter possessed the flexibility of the sixth-generation aero engine and the design of full-wing fusion, so that the maneuverability and stealth of the aircraft at different altitudes and flight styles had been drastically balanced. In particular, the unmanned design enabled the sixth-generation fighter to complete maneuvers that would otherwise be impossible for manned fighters. This was due to the fact that there was a limit to the maximum acceleration a pilot could withstand, but this limit would not exist for the sixth-generation aircraft.

Fortunately, they managed to lead the world in the sixth-generation fighter market.

Any fighter would be eclipsed by the “Uragano” with a cruising speed of up to Mach 5. It was where Matteo’s confidence stemmed from.

“…but why are we showcasing it?” Nicola swallowed down the dry lump in his throat as he was somewhat bewildered, “Are you going to sell this to another country?”

“Of course not.” Matteo raised his eyebrows confidently and looked provocatively at Future Military’s hangar on the other side of the runway, where the gates were closed shut. “But if we don’t warn someone about their inappropriate arrogance, there is a good chance he will do something stupid.”

“But…”

When Nicola still wanted to say something but seemed hesitant, Matteo patted him on the shoulder and laughed loudly, “Don’t worry, I won’t be able to bring this fighter over to the exhibition without NATO’s permission. In addition, this is a deterrent to Celestial Trade, but it is also an advertisement for our Panavia Tornado and Eurofighter Typhoon. As a businessman, in addition to fulfilling political obligations, making money is my utmost intention. I believe that after they see the excellent performance of our sixth-generation fighter, our Indian brothers over there and the rich lords of the Middle East would definitely pay for our fighters.”

Nicola always felt that the chairman of Leonardo was a bit too confident, but when he recalled the description of this sixth-generation machine in that document, he also no longer felt tense.

Matteo patted Nicola on the shoulder. The wrinkles in the corner of his eyes seemed to bloom as he looked at the “Uragano” in the hangar; his grin was full of joy.

“You can look forward to the many orders our ‘Uragano’ will bring us.”