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Engineering Analysis Underway For Upgraded F-35, F-22 Based On NGAD Development

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Engineering Analysis Underway For Upgraded F-35, F-22 Based On NGAD Development
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor and F-35A Lightning II fly in formation with the XQ-58A Valkyrie low-cost unmanned aerial vehicle over the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground testing range, Ariz., during a series of tests Dec. 9, 2020. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Lockheed Martin [LMT] has begun the “engineering analysis” around adding sixth-generation features to the company’s fifth-generation fighters based on development work it did on the losing bid for the Air Force’s Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter won by Boeing [BA] earlier this year, Jim Taiclet, the company’s chief, said on Tuesday. The goal of the analysis is to “enhance the relevance and capability” of the F-35 and F-22 with “advanced and expanded weapons compatibility, improved data links, autonomous drone wingman…

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