I have to admit that the 6th gen classification sounds a bit weak. Data links are hardly new and fighters have been integrating every weapon under the sun for decades.
But the Open Architecture stuff (and more generally how tech is shared between projects) appears to have started serving America well.
Additional PR from Northrop: https://www.northropgrumman.com/what-we-do/air/b-21-raider/1...
I have to admit that the 6th gen classification sounds a bit weak. Data links are hardly new and fighters have been integrating every weapon under the sun for decades.
But the Open Architecture stuff (and more generally how tech is shared between projects) appears to have started serving America well.