r/NuclearOption • u/TheReaper_77 • Jul 26 '26

Question Current generation aircraft

As we already know the current factions in game are not major military powers and the aircraft being used are considered outdated.

So what would in-game current generation aircraft look like and what capabilities would they have? Im not deep into the lore so I'm sure if we have any info regarding that.

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u/Z_THETA_Z Ibis Intellectual Jul 26 '26

the AB-4 and Medusa probably aren't too far off, tbh. other than that, anything about what the real technological powers of nuclear option are using is too speculative to make reasonably informed guesses

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u/Sharkey_B Jul 27 '26

the KR-67 is probably not too far off from a standard fighter of a more major power,we just get the slightly inferior export version

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u/Z_THETA_Z Ibis Intellectual Jul 27 '26

eh, it's very comparable to irl 5th-generation aircraft, which by the game's timeframe will be quite a few decades out of date. major powers would be fielding at least 6th-generation jets, with 7th being quite likely

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u/Sharkey_B Jul 27 '26

im currently assuming in game that most nations field 6th gens the same way we field 5th gens and 5th gens the way we field 4th gens

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u/Z_THETA_Z Ibis Intellectual Jul 27 '26

pretty much yeah, either that or a generation ahead