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Navy’s Secretive NGAD Moves To Design Maturation, Reveals Competitors

Navy’s Secretive NGAD Moves To Design Maturation, Reveals Competitors
Lt. Scott "Gameday" Gallagher lands an F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to "Blue Blasters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 34, for the 1,000th trap on USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) flight deck during flight operations on March 19, 2020 in the Atlantic Ocean. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Navy recently revealed that its secretive next-generation fighter program has transitioned to the design maturation phase and disclosed the main competitors hoping to build the aircraft. The Navy’s Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program aims to ultimately replace the Boeing [BA] F/A-18E/F Super Hornet with a new jet dubbed F/A-XX. Aviation Week first reported that Cmdr. Mark Cochran, F/A-XX requirements officer at the Navy’s Air Warfare Division N98, said at the Tailhook Symposium on Aug. 26 that the program…

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