A screen capture from a Northrop Grumman promotional video showing a rendering of an advanced combat jet concept, at left, among other aircraft. Northrop Grumman capture
Defense One: USAF Opens Bidding to Build Its 1st New Fighter in Decades
An engineering and manufacturing development contract is to be awarded in 2024 for the secretive Next Generation Air Dominance aircraft.
The U.S. Air Force has formally launched a competition to build its new fighter jet, the Pentagon’s first in two decades, with the winner to be selected next year.
The acquisition strategy for the Next Generation Air Dominance, or NGAD, aircraft “incorporates lessons learned from recent Air Force acquisition programs and will leverage open architecture standards,” the Air Force said in a statement released Thursday. “This approach will enable the government to maximize competition throughout the life cycle, provide a larger, more responsive industry base, and drastically reduce maintenance and sustainment costs.”
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WNU Editor: China is the excuse on why the US Air Force says it needs a new fighter jet .... US-China air supremacy race hits a higher gear (Asia Times).
U.S. Air Force Opens Bidding To Develop And Build Its 1st New Fighter Jet In Decades
U.S. Air Force to Award Sixth-Generation Fighter Contract in 2024 -- Reuters
Next Generation Air Dominance Fighter Competition Has Begun -- Warzone/The Drive
US Air Force plans to award Next Generation Air Dominance deal in 2024 -- Defense News
Air Force Starts Multibillion-Dollar Contest for New Fighter Jet -- Bloomberg
Air Force seeking designer for next-gen fighter to replace F-22 Raptor -- Insider
US Air Force Begins Sixth-Gen Fighter Aircraft Competition -- Defense Post
‘Wrapping Up’ F-22 Raptors, US Air Force Eyes Missions 2024 To Award Contract For Sixth-Gen NGAD Fighters -- EurAsian Times
USAF Sends "Classified Solicitation" For Sixth-Gen Fighters To Military-Industrial Complex -- Zero Hedge
3 comments:
Range of at least 2500 miles, internal weapons bay able to hold 1000 nm hypersonic or supersonic missiles, ceiling of around 70,000 feet, cruising speed of around 1000 mph. These are what's needed in a Pacific fight.
probably because the F-35 is junk.
It's not junk...
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