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NGAD is the fighter you can’t see - even with heat sensors

Stealth used to mean hiding from radar. NGAD goes further. By suppressing and managing heat, the next-generation fighter aims ...
New Atlas

Titanium-foam blended-wing fighter smashes rivals on the spec sheet

There's a new contender for the US Navy's F/A-XX Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter program to replace the ...
The Aviationist on MSN

U.S. Seeks Proposals for F-47 Facilities at Nellis AFB

The U.S. Department of Defense has launched a market research project seeking sources for the development of facilities for the Boeing F-47 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Posted on behalf of the U.
The Aviationist

U.S. Navy CNO Warns F/A-XX Must Launch Now to Face Future Air Defense Threats

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle warns F/A-XX must launch now as Iran and other adversaries field advanced air defenses, ending the era of ...
Yahoo

Lockheed eyes better stealth, unmanned option for F-35

Lockheed Martin hopes to adapt sixth-generation stealth capabilities into the F-35 by changing some of its coatings and tweaking the outer mold line to better hide it from radar and infrared. (Micah ...
PilotPhotog on MSN

NGAD vs F-22 - Is the king of the sky about to fall

For decades, the F-22 Raptor has been unmatched. Fast, stealthy, and lethal, it defined modern air superiority. Now NGAD is emerging as its successor — and possibly its superior.
Yahoo

See the competing F-47 stealth fighter jet concepts from Boeing, Lockheed, and more that led to the Air Force's NGAD

Boeing won the $20 billion contract to develop the US Air Force's sixth-gen stealth fighter, the F-47. The designation is a nod to the P-47 fighter, the Air Force's founding year, and the 47th ...
The National Interest

The Sixth-Generation F-47 NGAD Has a Combat Radius of Over 1,000 Nautical Miles

The F-47’s ability to cross stretches of ocean and reach its targets even in contested airspace would be critical. The U.S. Air Force’s upcoming Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program has been ...
AOL

First US sixth-gen fighter jet will be the F-47, Trump says, and Boeing, not Lockheed, is going to build it

Boeing has been selected to build the US Air Force's sixth-gen fighter aircraft. The Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter is expected to succeed the F-22 Raptor as the top air dominance ...
Aviation Week

U.S. Navy Remains Tight-Lipped On NGAD Strategy

Although the U.S. Navy has not released the final acquisition strategy for its version of Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD), the service is working closely with the U.S. Air Force on future ...
The Asia Live

Trump’s F-47 Meets US Air Power Ambitions, China Challenges Narrative, Boeing’s Credibility, and Claims Technological Upper Hand in Sixth-Generation Aircraft

US President Donald Trump set the ball rolling on America’s ambitious Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program—now ...
The National Interest

Lockheed Martin to Incorporate NGAD Upgrades Into F-22 and F-35

“We think we can get most of the way to sixth-gen at half the cost,” Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Caiclet said. Can the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II—commonly regarded as two of the greatest planes in ...