US next-generation fighter jet update as China reveals new …
6 days ago · The NGAD fighter jet is intended to replace the F-22 Raptor, a fifth-generation stealth combat aircraft that has been in service with the U.S. Air Force since the early 2000s. It was revealed in ...
What's Next For The USAF NGAD After Chinese 6th-Gen Fighter …
2 days ago · It is truly remarkable that the same air force still flying second-generation Chengdu J-7 fighters (a licensed copy of the Soviet MiG-21) may now also be prototyping sixth-generation fighter jets. How Washington chooses to react should become apparent under the Trump Administration as 2025 progresses (including what it decides to do with the ...
Under Trump, decision on Air Force’s NGAD will shape fleet for …
Dec 23, 2024 · The service sees the advanced fighter, which would replace the F-22 Raptor, as a critical part of the Air Force’s ability to fight a future war against China in the Indo-Pacific region.
How the sixth-generation fighter jet will upend air warfare - Defense News
Jul 19, 2024 · The Air Force’s effort to build a sixth-gen fighter family of systems is known as Next Generation Air Dominance, or NGAD, and experts say the platform will be asked to do a lot of things.
Air Force defers NGAD decision to Trump administration - Defense News
Dec 5, 2024 · The Air Force has decided to let the incoming Trump administration make its own decision on the path forward for its Next Generation Air Dominance fighter. This summer, the Air Force paused...
NGAD Fighter Updates: News About the Air Force's Secret New Jet
Mar 26, 2024 · The U.S. Air Force is allocating nearly $20 billion over five years to develop the Next Generation Air Dominance fighter jet, the replacement for the F-22 Raptor. NGAD will include not only a...
AI-powered fighter jet takes Air Force leader for a historic ride | AP News
May 4, 2024 · An experimental F-16 fighter jet has taken Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall on a history-making flight controlled by artificial intelligence and not a human pilot.
As Air Force deliberates sixth-gen fighter plans, much is at stake …
Jul 1, 2024 · In an interview with Defense News, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall today said the service was committed to developing a sixth-generation fighter, but that the concept needed to be revamped to...
What will happen to the Air Force’s next-gen fighter jet?
Jun 18, 2024 · Delays in Lockheed Martin’s F-35 program and Boeing’s lackluster performance on its own defense efforts could be driving recent—and unexpected—comments from Air Force leaders that it might not...
What We Know So Far About The U.S. Air Force’s Next Generation Air …
On May 18, 2023, the Department of the Air Force released a classified solicitation to industry, providing the expected requirements of the program, with a contract award expected in 2024. The...