WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Air Force intends to award a contract in 2024 for its sixth-generation fighter jet as it races to retain its edge against rapid advances in Chinese military technology, the service said on Thursday. Lockheed Martin Corp, Boeing Co and Northro...
The US Air Force has recently flown the prototype of the future sixth-generation fighter aircraft. Image courtesy of AFResearchLab/YouTube. The US Air Force (USAF) is seemingly ahead of its counterparts in the race for the development of a six-generation fighter aircraft. The US Air Force R...
The Air Force has pushed for years to develop NGAD – envisioned as a “family of systems” including a sixth-generation crewed fighter, as well as drone wingmen known as collaborative combat aircraft and other advanced systems and weapons – to modernize its fleet and replace the F-22. ...
The US Air Force is moving ahead with plans to develop a sixth-generation fighter jet engine based on technological improvements achieved through an ongoing effort to produce a power plant for a future long-range bomber. In a request for information released 19 August, the air force said it...
U.S. Air Force The U.S. Air Force’s Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter will be the most expensive fighter jet ever built. NGAD will also be the first sixth-generation fighter, designed to fight China in the Pacific. The crewed fighter will also control robotic wing...
The U.S. Air Force is about to drop some serious coin on the future of air power. The service will spend almost $20 billion over five years to develop Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD), its secret new sixth-generation fighter jet and future replacement for the F-22 Raptor. NGAD...
Gen. Hawk Carlisle, head of Air Combat Command, stealth will be "hugely important" for the next-generation Air Force fighter, but it will also important will be how the next aircraft integrates its sensors, and its command and control capabilities.
DAYTON, Ohio — The futuristicNext Generation Air Dominance fighter platformnow in the works is likely to be one of the most complex, highest-stakes weapon acquisitions in the U.S. Air Force’s history. The sixth-generation fighter jet is expected to include new technologies ranging f...
Air Force triples funding for prototype sixth-gen fighter engine The future of the NGAD sixth-generation fighter remains unclear, but billions in extra funding would keep work progressing on its prototype engine. 4 weeks ago Trump tariffs could backfire on military, some experts warn ...
A sixth-generation fighter aircraft will form the centrepiece of the network-connected NGAD family of systems. It will be complemented by multiple manned aircraft, loyal wingman-style unmanned aerial vehicles, and advanced command, control and communication systems. ...