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.
Engine design success. These engines are significant components of the Air Force’s Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) ...
General Electric and RTX's Pratt & Whitney have reported progress in their Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) efforts ...
The US Air Force is enhancing F-22 Raptors' engines to improve readiness, addressing a 20-year low in operational ...
The F-22 Raptor remains the best air superiority fighter jet in the world. It needs the necessary upgrades to remain the best until the Air Force is ready to usher in a new generation of fighter jets ...
Work continues on the engines that might one day power the Next Generation Air Dominance fighter, though the fate of NGAD itself is still undetermined.
Plagued by delays, software glitches and cybersecurity flaws, the US$2 trillion F-35 stealth jet fighter program is expected ...