F/A-XX fighter (Next Generation Air Dominance)
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PentagonGeneral Electric Looks to Adapt XA100 Engine for F-35B
This year, General Electric [GE] plans to deliver a report to the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) on how the company could adapt its XA100 engine for the U.S. Marine […]
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Air ForceBoeing Points to Drone Employment Possibilities for F-15EX
ST. LOUIS—Boeing [BA] believes its F-15EX could carry and employ drones from conformal tech bays that would take the place of conformal fuel tanks on the plane. The aircraft’s open […]
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Navy/USMCNext Navy Strike Fighter To Be Quarterback with Unmanned Aircraft Team
Navy officials recently said the future F/A-XX aircraft will be the “quarterback” of a carrier-based manned-unmanned aircraft teaming concept in the future aircraft carrier-based Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) aircraft […]
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Air ForcePACAF Commander Lays Down Marker for Significant Attritables Fleet
U.S. Air Force Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, the commander of Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), on March 14 suggested that the Air Force will need many more drones in future years and […]
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Air ForceACC Commander: Greater Range, Payload, Sensing, Weapons Needed for Current and Future Fighters
Improved range, payload, sensing and weapons are needed not only for the U.S. Air Force’s future Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) family of systems, but also for the current fighter […]
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Unmanned SystemsRussian Invasion of Ukraine Should Accelerate U.S. Modernization and Force Provision to NATO, HASC Chairman Says
In light of the number of global threats and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the ambitions of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the U.S. needs to bolster its allies on NATO’s […]
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Air ForceHigh Costs for Manned Fighters and Bombers Have Air Force Looking to Field Combat Drones
High costs for U.S. Air Force manned air-to-air and strike platforms, such as the future Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) sixth-generation fighter, the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35, the Northrop Grumman […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin Potentially $10.9 Billion Contract for F-22 Modernization
The Air Force on Nov. 5 awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a contract potentially worth nearly $10.9 billion to modernize the fighter through October 2031 under the Advanced Raptor Enhancement & […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyU.S. Navy Focusing on ‘Enabling Technologies’ for NGAD
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md–The U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy technology programs for Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) are collaborating, as the Navy NGAD program office focuses on the “enabling technologies” for […]
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SpaceKendall “Personally…Not Convinced” of Need for U.S. Space Force SAE
Frank Kendall, President Joe Biden’s nominee for U.S. Air Force Secretary, indicated on May 25 that he is not convinced of the need for a separate service acquisition executive (SAE) […]