Air Force triples funding for prototype sixth-gen fighter engine
The future of the NGAD sixth-generation fighter remains unclear, but billions in extra funding would keep work progressing on its prototype engine.
Report to Congress on U.S. Air Force Next-Generation Air Dominance Fighter
The following is the Jan. 17, 2025, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, U.S. Air Force Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) Fighter. From the report Background U.S. Air Force officials paused a planned contract award for the Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) to rethink the aircraft’s requirements.
Two New Chinese Sixth-Gen Fighter Jets Have Emerged in a Direct Challenge to U.S. Air Superiority
On the heels of an announcement that the U.S. would scrap its Next Generation Air Dominance program, China’s own sixth-gen fighters have hit the skies in a very public display.
Billions For Next Generation Fighter Jet Engines Greenlit By Air Force
The U.S. Air Force has dramatically plussed-up contracts with General Electric and Pratt & Whitney, both of which now have a ceiling of $3.5 billion, to continue work on prototype next-generation jet engines.
US Air Force expands funding for sixth-generation engine development
Despite uncertainty over the future of its sixth-generation fighter development programme, the US Air Force is committing fresh funding toward a separate effort to develop a propulsion solution for "future air dominance platforms".
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NGAD engine prototypes take shape in two $3.5bn contracts
The Pentagon has raised the ceiling of the development of the two NGAD engine prototypes from General Electric and RTX's ...
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The New SASC Chairman Might Have Just Saved the NGAD
NGAD represents just one component of a broader effort to keep pace with adversaries such as Russia and China. In recent months, I have penned articles for The National Interest describing a rather ...
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NGAD’s Engine Gets a Bigger Budget
The engine’s expanded budget indicates progress to secure the world’s first-ever sixth-generation fighter is being made. The U.S. Air Force’s Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program is a work in ...
US Air Force Funding Questions For Trump Administration To Tackle In 2025
The U.S. Air Force faces several pivotal funding decisions as the Trump administration begins its term in 2025.