Kendall has stated he's confident NGAD will fly as a manned fighter and may eventually have an uncrewed option as well. US Air Force NGAD: US US Navy F/A-XX: US BAE Tempest/GCAP: UK, Japan, Italy ...
It's interesting to consider the "generation" classification for fighter jets because before the existence of the F-35, it wasn't something the government or contractors used. It was a marketing ...
But now, looming over the horizon, Air Force leaders face an even harder challenge: Developing a sixth-generation fighter, a successor to the F-22, that can be produced at or below the cost of an ...