Mar 22, 2025 · First rendering of the F-47 shown as President Trump announced the NGAD award to Boeing. (Image credit: U.S. DoD) The other contender for the NGAD contract was Lockheed Martin, which released a ...

The Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) is a United States Air Force (USAF) sixth-generation air superiority initiative with a goal of fielding a "family of systems" that is to succeed the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor.

Mar 21, 2025 · The Department of the Air Force announced today the contract award for the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) of the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) Platform, marking a major milestone in the advancement of air superiority.

Mar 21, 2025 · The NGAD combat jet’s future is now an open question, but NGAP might also feed into other advanced aviation programs. Today’s big winner is, of course, Boeing. As John Ostrower, editor-in-chief of The Air Current , notes, this is the first time that the company has won a contract for a clean-sheet jet fighter design.

4 days ago · The NGAD Platform is the central node in the NGAD Family of Systems. A crewed fighter aircraft is the centerpiece program of NGAD and has been referred to as the Penetrating Counter-Air (PCA) platform and is to be supported by uncrewed collaborative combat aircraft (CCA), or loyal wingman platforms, through manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T). ...

Mar 21, 2025 · Intended to eventually replace the Air Force's fleet of F-22 Raptors, the NGAD platform is a network-connected family of systems — including a stealth fighter jet component, drone technology and ...

Mar 21, 2025 · WASHINGTON — Boeing has won an Air Force contract to develop the first ever sixth-generation fighter, dubbed the F-47, which is seen as critical to maintaining America’s air supremacy over China,...

Mar 21, 2025 · The Pentagon has awarded the long-awaited contract for the Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance future fighter jet, known as NGAD, to Boeing, President Donald Trump announced Friday.

Mar 21, 2025 · Known as Next Generation Air Dominance, or NGAD, the manned jet will serve as quarterback to a fleet of future drone aircraft designed to be able to penetrate the air defenses of China and any other potential foes.

ARLINGTON, Va., March 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Air Force announced Boeing [NYSE: BA] has been awarded a contract to design, build and deliver its next-generation fighter aircraft. Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) Platform will usher in a new generation of United States fighter jets that brings leap-ahead capability in range, survivability, lethality and …