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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]
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 the United States , China , and Russia .
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 ...
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]
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.
The Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP; Italian: Programma Aereo da Combattimento Globale; PACG; Japanese: グローバル戦闘航空プログラム, romanized: Gurōbaru Sentō Kōkū Puroguramu) is a multinational initiative led by the United Kingdom, Japan, Italy to jointly develop a sixth-generation stealth fighter.
This is a list of aircraft produced or proposed by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation from its founding as the Lockheed Aircraft Company in 1926 to its merging with Martin Marietta to form the Lockheed Martin Corporation in 1995. Ordered by model number, Lockheed gave most of its aircraft astronomical names, from the first Vega to the C-5 Galaxy.