National Interest on MSN2h
The NGAD Fighter Will Cost More Than 3 Times the F-35 Per Plane
The high cost of the NGAD program—$300 million per airframe, more than three times the F-35’s cost per plane—has put it on shaky ground. Initially touted as the next generation in U.S. air combat ...
National Interest on MSN1d
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 ...
Airforce Technology3d
NGAD demise has been “grossly exaggerated,” says USAF chief
USAF chief of plans and programmes put rumours of NGAD's demise to rest at the International Fighter Conference in Berlin ...
USNI3d
Report to Congress on Air Force Next-Generation Air Dominance Fighter
The following is the Nov. 4, 2024, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, U.S. Air Force Next-Generation Air ...
The Aviationist on MSN1h
Skunk Works Reveal New Stealthy Tanker Concept With Twin Flying Booms
The notional concept comes as the U.S. Air Force prepares for an analysis of alternatives for the Next Generation Aerial ...
Shephard Media4d
NGAD’s demise ‘grossly exaggerated’ as US Air Force continues to re-evaluate programme
The suggested demise of the US Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) platform, after it was paused by the branch ...
Defense News on MSN1d
Next-gen stealth tanker may be unaffordable, Air Force secretary fears
A bow wave of modernizations — including the Air Force's desire to build a sixth-gen fighter and drone wingmen — has ...
5 Key Challenges Facing US Gen 6 Fighter Development
The 6th Gen fighter faces challenges in budget constraints, tech integration, supply chains, stealth upgrades, and shifting defense priorities.
Crisis Brewing Over Air Force’s Future Air Dominance Plans Which It Cannot Afford
The future outlook for the U.S. Air Force’s top modernization efforts is even more uncertain after the service’s civilian boss openly questioned the affordability of buying any combination of new ...
The world’s greatest sixth-gen Stealth fighter ... might actually be a massive bomber
Back in February, US Air Force general Anthony Cotton – the head of US Strategic Command, which oversees nuclear-capable ...
US Lacks The Planes To Win An Air War With China
The US Air Force is caught between a rock of ever-tightening budgets and a hard place of rising calls for innovation and ...