Can Surging Demand For New Fighters Create New-Generation Momentum?

Steve Trimble December 20, 2019
The long-delayed proliferation of Lockheed Martin F-35s continues in 2020, but the single-engine type’s overall share of global fighter deliveries will fall as other manufacturers increase output at a faster rate.
Credit: Lockheed Martin
The world’s fighter market will thrive in 2020. A long-repressed call to replace aging fighter fleets around the globe is finally gaining momentum, as overall defense spending levels continue to rise. A sharp growth spurt in fighter output in 2020 will revive decades-old production models that not...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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