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.

P&W and GE successfully passed the Detailed Design Review of their offerings for the U.S. Air Force’s next generation NGAP engine, expected to power ...

The future of the NGAD sixth-generation fighter remains unclear, but billions in extra funding would keep work progressing on its prototype engine.

CHINA has unveiled its latest supersonic drone which reportedly could fly passengers at twice the speed of Concorde. The superfast aircraft, dubbed “Monkey King”, aims to reach a top ...

As previously reported, the service had warned that each NGAD manned fighter could cost upwards ... which would be supported by unmanned aircraft—notably those developed as part of the ...

America’s newest aircraft carrier is the USS Gerald R. Ford, the only non- Nimitz class ship in the fleet and the first of ...

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One of the biggest decisions the new DOD leadership will need to make is whether to go ahead with a manned Next Generation Air Dominance ... fighter aircraft. In December 2024, China unveiled a ...

Plagued by delays, software glitches and cybersecurity flaws, the US$2 trillion F-35 stealth jet fighter program is expected ...

The USAF increased the funding for the development of advanced engines earmarked for sixth-generation fighters, with new ...