Tempest Flashcards
What acronym sums up Tempest development?
Future Combat Air System (FCAS)
which 4 parties make up Team Tempest?
Leonardo, Rolls-Royce, BAE, MBDA
who does Team Tempest work within the RAF?
RAF rapid capabilities office
what are the aims of Tempest?
to be flexible, affordable and upgradable to provide the next generation of war fighting aircraft, be that Air-to-air, air-to-ground, non-kinetic, Recon
when did work start on tempest RnD?
july 2018
when is Tempest due to start flying?
a working demonstrator should be ready within the next five years
which two nations have expressed interest in the Tempest programme?
Japan and Italy
what is meant by scalable autonomy?
combined manned, optional manned, and unmanned flight modes
what does tempest do about survivability?
balanced survivability design
what materials will be used to make tempest?
bleeding edge composite materials
what will the cockpit of Tempest look like?
glass cockpit +, lots of HUds, with AR/VR helmet providing all relevant information to the pilot through virtual displays and haptics
what is unique about tempest’s sensors?
they will all be integrated from the get-go (i.e. DAS, EW sensors, EO sensors all tuned into one)
what is tempest doing in regards to data?
generating unprecedented levels of data for analysis, be that outward looking, i.e. istar, or inward looking, i.e. pilot performance
what will Tempest do with regards to weaponry?
could use swarming tech, the use of advanced new BVR AMRAAM and A2G munitions, network enabled for dynamic target control
