U.S. Air Force Wants New NGAD Fighter to Cost the Same
NGAD: The $300,000,000 Fighter The Air Force Says Is Too Much Money
The U.S. Air Force is developing its next-generation stealth fighter under the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program but is highly concerned about costs. -Each NGAD fighter could cost up to $300 million,
The NGAD Fighter Could Be Redesigned to Cost Less Than the F-35
The comments by Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall highlight a possible change of route from the 200 NGAD fighters expected to cost hundreds of millions.
The U.S. Air Force Wants New NGAD Fighter to Cost the Same as F-35
Can the sixth-generation Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter be offered at the same price as the fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II? The Air Force insists that the F-35 represents the cost ceiling for an individual aircraft.
NGAD: The 6th Generation Fighter the U.S. Air Force Needs
Is the Air Force's fighter fleet about to go the way of the B-52 bomber? If so, it’s flying in the wrong direction. The B-52 Stratofortress, the mainstay of the bomber fleet, will celebrate its diamond jubilee in a few years – its 75th year of operational service in the United States Air Force.
U.S. Air Force Seeks A Fast Reduction In NGAD Costs
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Air Force wants NGAD to cost no more than an F-35. Is that even possible?
The service has paused its NGAD program after initial projections for the sixth-gen aircraft put the cost of the fighter at three times the cost of an F-35 and as changing threats and the advent of drones and new technologies are altering how the service views air superiority.
Air Force’s NGAD revamp could open up more business to smaller firms
Technology advanced faster than anticipated since the Air Force first conceived its next-gen fighter, officials said.
The US Air Force has a big fighter jet problem, and it’s only getting worse
As a program, Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter – aka the Lightning II – has survived a lot of turbulence in the roughly 30 years since the Pentagon first conceived of a do-it-all stealth fighter.
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F-22 and F-35 Rule the Skies: Do We Really Need NGAD Sixth-Generation Fighters?
NGAD might be a waste of time. The Air Force has two perfectly good fifth-generation warplanes, the F-22A Raptor and the F-35 ...
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NGAD Fighter Might Change To Cost Less Than The F-35
The comments by Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall highlight a possible change of route from the 200 NGAD fighters expected ...
Future Stealth Tanker Plans Tied To NGAD 6th Generation Fighter’s Fate
The U.S. Air Force’s still evolving requirements for a next-generation aerial refueling ‘system of systems,’ including a ...
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Kendall: USAF Must Move Quickly On NGAD Review, Reduce Cost
The service is hoping to dramatically cut the costs of the NGAD platform, which Kendall had pegged to about $300 million per ...
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Kendall: Next vision of NGAD should cost about as much as an F-35
The Next Generation Air Dominance platform may be the last “traditionally crewed” aircraft in the Air Force's fleet -- and it might cost about as much or even less than a F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, ...
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$300,000,000 Per Plane: The NGAD Fighter 'Pause' Is the Right Call
The U.S. Air Force's Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) sixth-generation warplane is facing criticism due to its exorbitant ...
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NGAS: The 'Stealthy' Refueling Tanks the Air Force Wants to Fight China
The urgency with which the Air Force is approaching the NGAS program relates to the growing assertiveness of China in the ...
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Northrop Watching NGAD Changes, Sees More B-21 Profit
Northrop Watching NGAD Changes, Sees More B-21 Profit is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) Market Briefing and is included with your AWIN ...