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Yesterday, that prediction took a step closer to reality, as the Air Force unveiled its first two unmanned Collaborative ...

As many as 1,000 collaborative combat aircraft will be developed as part of the NGAD program. W hile the Air Force’s upcoming ...

The two uncrewed fighters will bolster the US' diminishing fleet as the future of its next-generation stealth fighter remains ...

A new U.S. Air Force analysis recommends continuing the development of NGAD, as well as terminating the NGAS stealth tanker ...

As a “family of systems,” NGAD is expected to include a manned sixth-generation stealth fighter and a mass of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCAs) that will serve the jets as loyal drone wingmen.

And that is not a certainty. The NGAD explores different manned and unmanned aircraft capabilities. In addition, the related Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program seeks to create swarms of ...

Kendall entered office in August 2021 with a skeptical view of the Digital Century Series approach for the entire NGAD program, although a version of the overall concept lives on in the CCA ...

A unmanned fighter prototypes mark a seismic shift in US air combat strategy, but cost overruns, production delays and ...

Both engines use adaptive technologies that would allow an NGAD aircraft to adjust to the ideal thrust configuration for its situation, providing greater range and thermal management capability ...

The two proposed adaptive engines that might one day power the Next Generation Air Dominance fighter have passed an important design review, and Pratt & Whitney and GE Aerospace are each ...