National Interest on MSN2d
NGAD: Can the Air Force Afford a $300,000,000 Fighter Jet?
The U.S. Air Force’s sixth-generation NGAD fighter program has been paused due to its high unit cost of $300 million and ...
Airforce Technology8d
NGAD demise has been “grossly exaggerated,” says USAF chief
USAF chief of plans and programmes put rumours of NGAD's demise to rest at the International Fighter Conference in Berlin ...
USNI8d
Report to Congress on Air Force Next-Generation Air Dominance Fighter
The following is the Nov. 4, 2024, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, U.S. Air Force Next-Generation Air ...
National Interest on MSN3d
YF-23A: The Fighter That Could Have Outclassed the F-22 Raptor?
The Northrop/McDonnell Douglas YF-23A "Black Widow II," designed for the 1980s ATF program, competed with and ultimately lost ...
The Aviationist12d
An In-Depth Look at the NGAD Review Expected to Conclude by the End of 2024
The U.S. Air Force's Next-Generation Air Dominance program is currently under a comprehensive review to reassess the requirements of the 6th generation ...
The Aviationist7d
Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor
The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor is a supersonic twin-engine stealth fighter. Designed as an air superiority fighter it has ...
US Air Force Secretary: Next-Generation Aerial Refueling System May Be Unaffordable
T he United States Air Force has rung the all-too-familiar warning bell that the Air Force's planned Next-Generation Aerial ...
Defense News17d
Air Force open to greater B-21 stealth bomber role in strategy revamp
Northrop Grumman has touted the B-21 as the first sixth-generation aircraft, pointing to its advanced stealth and data-sharing capabilities and use of open systems architecture. The first B-21 began ...
5 US Experimental Aircraft That Shaped Modern Fighter Jet Design
The Boeing X-32 concept demonstrator aircraft was designed to compete in the United States Air Force's Joint Strike Fighter ...