National Interest on MSN1d
NGAD: Can the Air Force Afford a $300,000,000 Fighter Jet?
The U.S. Air Force’s sixth-generation NGAD fighter program has been paused due to its high unit cost of $300 million and ...
National Interest on MSN4h
China's 'NGAD' White Emperor 6th Generation Fighter Is a Problem for the Air Force
China’s Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) recently unveiled the White Emperor, or Baidi, at the China ...
Crisis Brewing Over Air Force’s Future Air Dominance Plans Which It Cannot Afford
The future outlook for the U.S. Air Force’s top modernization efforts is even more uncertain after the service’s civilian ...
Defense News on MSN6d
Next-gen stealth tanker may be unaffordable, Air Force secretary fears
A bow wave of modernizations — including the Air Force's desire to build a sixth-gen fighter and drone wingmen — has ...
National Interest on MSN6d
The NGAD Fighter Might Have 1 One Problem It Can't Shake
The U.S. Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter, designed to secure air superiority in future conflicts, ...
Andruil & General Atomics Wingman Drones Clear USAF Critical Design Review
As confirmed by Col. Timothy M. Helfrich, Air Force Materiel Command’s Senior Materiel Leader for the Advanced Aircraft ...
The Aviationist on MSN2d
The B-21's Price Is Decreasing With Over $5 Billion Saved for the First Five Lots
The insanely costly B-21 Raider program is apparently becoming less expensive, with the projected cost for the first five ...
The Aviationist on MSN4d
Skunk Works Reveal New Stealthy Tanker Concept With Twin Flying Booms
The notional concept comes as the U.S. Air Force prepares for an analysis of alternatives for the Next Generation Aerial ...
Defense News6d
Next-gen stealth tanker may be unaffordable, Air Force secretary fears
The Air Force worries it will be unable to afford a ... Tightening budgets and high anticipated costs first threw NGAD’s future in doubt this summer. The service is now in the midst of a four ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN2d
White Emperor: China reveals mysterious jet that could be its first 6th-gen fighter
China has revealed the White Emperor jet, a potential sixth-generation space-air fighter for the People’s Liberation Army Air ...
Aviation Week6d
U.S. Navy Carves Independent Path For Future Fighter Design
The Air Force continues to develop Next- Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP), the only one of five new technologies confirmed to be funded by the NGAD program. But the industry proposals ...
The Aviationist on MSN5d
Take A Look At These New Photographs Of The B-21 Raider During A Test Flight
Sightings of the secretive B-21 Raider flying at high altitude continue. And we can't get enough of the incredible photos ...