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NGAD Is No F-22 Fighter Replacement: What Is the U.S. Air Force Doing?
NGAD Program Faces Challenges: High Costs and Rapidly Advancing Tech For months, years even, the United States Air Force's ...
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An In-Depth Look at the NGAD Review Expected to Conclude by the End of 2024
The U.S. Air Force’s Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program, which aims to deliver a 6th-generation fighter to replace the F-22 Raptor, is undergoing a significant review that could ...
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U.S. Navy to Develop F/A-XX Next-Generation Fighter Independently of Air Force NGAD
The Navy’s decision could shield the F/A-XX program from the impacts of the Air Force’s NGAD review, especially as the source selection process is ongoing, with a winner expected next year.
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NGAD: Can the Air Force Afford a $300,000,000 Fighter Jet?
NGAD: Can the Air Force Afford a $300,000,000 Fighter Jet? The U.S. Air Force’s sixth-generation NGAD fighter program has been paused due to its high unit cost of $300 million and concerns about ...
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The NGAD Fighter Might Be Set to Crash and Burn Thanks to 1 Word
The Air Force’s ambitious Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter program has been paused due to staggering costs and concerns over outdated design elements. Cost: The Air Force’s ...
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NGAD: The 6th Generation Fighter Designed to Make the F-22 and F-35 Obsolete
Summary: The U.S. Air Force's Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program has reached a key milestone, with Pratt & Whitney completing a critical assessment of its Next-Generation Adaptive ...
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The Air Force Says It Will Finish Its Next-Generation Fighter Program Review This Fall
The “NGAD” — as defense nerds refer to it — is not yet in production. But that doesn’t mean the program isn’t controversial. As Defense News put it back in June, the NGAD is a highly ...
Aviation Week18d
NGAD, Tanker Plans Unaffordable Without Major Changes, USAF Chief Says
Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times. NGAD, Tanker Plans Unaffordable Without Major Changes, USAF Chief Says is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense ...
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Air Force open to greater B-21 stealth bomber role in strategy revamp
This summer, the Air Force put NGAD on hold over its steep expected price tag. NGAD, as originally envisioned, could cost three times as much as an F-35, or perhaps up to $300 million apiece ...
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US postpones development of 6th-generation fighter jet indefinitely
"Following concept definition, the air force is planning to develop and procure an NGAD platform." Originally, the NGAD was to enter service around 2023, replacing the F-22 Raptor aircraft and ...
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Northrop Links B-21 Future To U.S. Air Force NGAD Review
Northrop Links B-21 Future To U.S. Air Force NGAD Review is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) Market Briefing and is included with your ...