Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall says the service is committed to fielding a sixth-generation fighter — but may need to make "trade-offs" to afford it.
It's time to explore alternative design and acquisition strategies to significantly reduce the cost of NGAD and expedite its delivery.
Tamarack Defense offers a look at funding and delivery efforts for the future combat aircraft.
Experts talked to Defense News about the secretive state's work on sixth-generation fighter technology and the prospect of drones working in sync.
The Air Force is adapting AETP features into the future Next Generation Air Dominance platform’s engines.
More Stories Northrop CEO Kathy Warden said the company is interested in bidding on the Navy's NGAD counterpart, if the conditions are right. Brussels won't get to make decisions about the program, but the partner nation will be kept in the know about key developments, French officials said. Not everyone is pleased that Belgium — a customer of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter — is eyeing the Future Combat Air System program. Congress wants annual updates on the Next-Generation Air Dominance fighter program and affiliated efforts, to ensure the Air Force and Navy stay on track. The DoD must wrap up the NGAD’s development phase as quickly as possible to avoid the snowballing effect of updates and new features. The Air Force plans to award a contract to a vendor to build its Next Generation Air Dominance fighter in 2024. No more stories