As part of the NGAD program, the US Air Force decided to shift those monies towards research on cutting-edge combat jet designs. This sixth-generation fighter aircraft will eventually replace the F-22 Raptor fleet.
The NGAD originates from DARPA’s Air Dominance Initiative study in 2014, and is expected to field the new fighter aircraft in the 2030s. The secretive NGAD will then be able to directly fill the F-22 Raptor’s air superiority role after the F-22’s siren song, but not on a one-for-one basis.
The air force faces mounting bills for a host of new aircraft :KC-46 tankers, F-35A and F-15EX fighters, T7A trainers, the B-21 bomber, the next generation air dominance NGAD aircraft and an all-new nuclear ballistic missile all at once.
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