designed to replace the F-22 Raptor with cutting-edge sixth-generation fighters, faces scrutiny due to skyrocketing costs. -Estimated at up to $300 million per aircraft, the NGAD fighter may be ...

The U.S. Air Force’s Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program, which aims to deliver a 6th-generation fighter ... aircraft. A rendering of another potential Next Generation Air Dominance ...

The Air Force is now exploring alternative options, such as a more adaptable, modular “Light Fighter” concept ...

As part of the review of its future air superiority concept, the U.S. Air Force is evaluating a larger role for the B-21 ...

The price tag for NGAD's original concept was ... include not only the sixth-generation crewed fighter, but also multiple autonomous drones known as Collaborative Combat Aircraft, or CCA, along ...

If the Air Force does decide against such a jet, the F/A-XX is likely to be the world’s first sixth-generation fighter. “We expect that sixth ... The sailing branch is using the MQ-25 as a kind of ...

The Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) programme has been on pause since July 2024 following a re-evaluation of the technology and concept by the ... centred around a crewed sixth-gen fighter and ...

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin said the B-21, shown here, could dodge the ballooning costs that can bedevil major programs. (U.S. Air Force) The upcoming B-21 Raider stealth bomber ...

The U.S. military’s procurement system, particularly the stalled Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program, exemplifies ...

The Air Force has for years been working on a concept called Next Generation Air Dominance — a family of systems that would include a sixth-generation fighter to replace the F-22 Raptor and ...