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SMG Consulting shared an infographic on the program, showing dimensions, cost, and combat radius, based on the Lockheed Martin 6th generation fighter artist impressions. [31] [32] [33] On 30 July 2024, the Secretary of the Air Force temporarily placed the NGAD design effort on hold to further study design choices ahead of source selection. [34]
In 2018, Chengdu Aerospace Corporation reportedly submitted eight proposals for the sixth-generation fighter design, and four designs were tested in low-altitude wind tunnels. [4] In October 2021, a fighter aircraft with a tailless design was spotted in Chengdu Aircraft Corporation facilities. [5]
On 16 July 2018 during the Farnborough Airshow, then UK defence secretary Gavin Williamson publicly revealed a mock-up of 'Tempest' a BAE Systems led sixth-generation fighter programme and wider Future Combat Air System (FCAS) that would be developed to replace the RAF's Eurofighter Typhoons in the mid-to-late 2030s.
An early rendering of a proposed Boeing F/A-XX design. In April 2012, the Navy issued a formal request for information for the F/A-XX. It calls for an air superiority fighter with multi-role capabilities to initially complement and eventually supersede the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircraft in the 2030s, while complementing the F-35C Lightning II and UCLASS unmanned aircraft ...
A sixth-generation fighter is a conceptualized class of jet fighter aircraft design more advanced than the fifth-generation jet fighters that are currently in service and development. Several countries have announced the development of a national sixth-generation aircraft program, including China , the United States , and Russia .
Lockheed Martin E-130J: Airborne command post: Navy: To enter service after 2027. Boeing VC-25B: Presidential Transport: Air Force: To enter service between 2027-2028 [5] F/A-XX program: Multirole combat aircraft: Navy: To enter service around 2030. [6] Next Generation Air Dominance: Air superiority fighter: Air Force: To enter service around ...
The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor was the first operational fifth-generation jet fighter. Main article: Fifth-generation fighter The huge advance of digital computation and mobile networking, which began in the 1990s, led to a new model of sophisticated forward C 3 ( command, control, and communications ) presence above the battlefield.
On 24 April 2024, the US Air Force announced that they had eliminated Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman from the Increment I competition and that the Anduril Fury and General Atomics Gambit would be moving forward with development. The Air Force expects to make a final decision between the two companies' offerings by 2026.