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) ...

Work continues on the engines that might one day power the Next Generation Air Dominance fighter, though the fate of NGAD ...

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

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 ...

General Anil Chauhan has shed light on the evolving concept of sixth-generation fighter aircraft, highlighting that there is ...

(Image credit: US Air Force) Even if the future of NGAD is still uncertain, NGAP engines could end up powering the U.S. Navy F/A-XX future sixth-generation carrier-capable stealth fighter ...

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

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 ...

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 ...