The National Interest on MSN2d
The NGAD Fighter Will Fight Alongside a Fleet of Drones
As many as 1,000 collaborative combat aircraft will be developed as part of the NGAD program. W hile the Air Force’s upcoming ...
essanews.com on MSN1d
Trump's defense cuts ground Lockheed Martin from navy jets
After President Trump decided to cut defense spending by 8 percent, the F/A-XX program, which aims to develop a new ...
The National Interest19d
The “NGAD” Sixth-Gen Fighter Just Passed A Key Test
As a “family of systems,” NGAD is expected to include a manned sixth-generation stealth fighter and a mass of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCAs) that will serve the jets as loyal drone wingmen. The ...
The Aviationist on MSN7d
Lockheed Martin No Longer Running for the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX Program
Lockheed Martin reportedly submitted its proposal for the U.S. Navy’s sixth generation F/A-XX fighter but didn’t satisfy the ...
Defense One8d
‘No more viable option than NGAD,’ Air Force says as decision rests in new hands
“Bluntly, what this study told us, we tried a whole bunch of different options and there was no more viable option than NGAD ...
National Interest on MSN12d
Does The United States Really Need The NGAD Fighter?
It would be refreshing to hear the Pentagon explain precisely why the nation should be investing so heavily in the ...
The Aviationist on MSN4d
Uncertain Future for the U.S. Air Force Next-Gen Stealth Tanker
A new U.S. Air Force analysis recommends continuing the development of NGAD, as well as terminating the NGAS stealth tanker ...
Royal United Services Institute7dOpinion
Large, Crewed Sixth-Generation Aircraft Have Unique Value in the Indo-Pacific
Outsized combat aircraft built for stealthy long-range supersonic flight may be worth the cost for the US and China, but ...
US Bets On F/A-XX As China Air Power Races Ahead
With the US betting on its F/A-XX fighter program to preserve air superiority, China is pressing ahead with next-generation ...
Aviation Week Network8d
U.S. Air Force Next-Gen Tanker Prospects Are Running On Fumes
While the Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter and Next-Generation Air Refueling System (NGAS) tanker are seemingly independent capabilities, their fates became intertwined in the monthslong ...
Yahoo20d
NGAD engines pass key design reviews, prototype work underway
The two proposed adaptive engines that might one day power the Next Generation Air Dominance fighter have passed an important design review, and Pratt & Whitney and GE Aerospace are each ...