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The US military’s NGAD program is creating a supersonic air combat monster

Lockheed Martin’s revolutionary NGAD fighter program is pushing the United States into a terrifying new era of aerial warfare ...
National Security Journal on MSNOpinion

Boeing’s F-47 NGAD sixth-generation stealth fighter costs $300 million per unit — the US plans to build 185 to replace the F-22 Raptor

The U.S. Air Force plans to build 185 Boeing F-47 NGAD sixth-generation stealth fighters at an estimated $300 million per ...
The National Interest

Why Lockheed Martin Wants to Upgrade the F-35

Facing defense cuts and NGAD setbacks, Lockheed Martin is pitching an enhanced F-35 as a cost-effective “bridge” to sixth-gen fighters, reusing advanced tech while managing significant financial ...
The National Interest

Canada’s Sixth-Gen Fighter Snub Is Straining Its Alliance with the United States

Sixth-generation airpower is not about another incremental step in fighter capability. It is about building an integrated network of command, control, sensor fusion, and AI-enabled kill chains that ...
NextBigFuture

F-47 Next Generation Fighter Starts Production – Dawn of 6th Gen NGAD

On September 22, 2025, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin said Boeing has started making the first F-47 airframes under the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program. This is the start ...

The Pentagon Declared The F-35's Most Critical Upgrade 'Predominantly Unusable'

After a prolonged battery of testing and evaluation, the US Armed Forces determined that the latest fleetwide upgrade to the ...
The Aviationist

Northrop Grumman Releases F/A-XX Official Concept Art

Northrop Grumman released on its website the first official concept art of the F/A-XX, providing a glimpse into its vision of 6th gen naval air power. Northrop Grumman has published on its website an ...