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.

but its short life influenced later stealth designs that may be taken up by the U.S. NGAD (Next Generation Air Dominance) 6th-generation fighter. The Manta – an acronym for Multi-Axis No Tail ...

An NGAD plane flew in great secrecy back in 2020 ... the U.S. Air Force has plenty of quick moves to keep ahead of China. The F-35 stealth fighter production line is hot, the B-21 Raider 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 ...

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has said that the manned variant of the emerging sixth-generation Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD ... A sixth-generation stealth fighter has already taken ...

China unveiled two stealth-fighter prototypes in December ... like the Super Hornet. The NGAD aircraft, which the Air Force hopes could fly by 2030, will have more advanced features than the ...

China unveiled two stealth-fighter prototypes in December ... like the Super Hornet. The NGAD aircraft, which the Air Force hopes could fly by 2030, will have more advanced features than the F-35, ...