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FIA 2024: Looking to sixth-generation fighters and the New Medium Helicopter programme

18th July 2024 - 16:58 GMT | by Damian Kemp in London

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Boeing’s F-15EX is the latest iteration of the venerable fighter. (Photo: Author)

Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) 2024 is the even-year event where the biggest and the best present their efforts, and while the possibility of a roll-out or surprise curtain reveal remain slim, there are big programmes still being competed for.

This year’s Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) mostly promises incremental movement in defence rather than any big announcements.

There is likely, however, to be potential movement on the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) as well as the opportunity for competing companies to push their offerings for the UK’s New Medium Helicopter (NMH) requirement.

All of this will be set to the sounds of two of Boeing’s latest generation F-15 fighter aircraft putting on one of their first large show performances.

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Damian Kemp

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Damian Kemp has worked in the defence media for 25 years covering military aircraft, defence …

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