Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD)

The USAF secretary is targeting an F-22 replacement's per-unit cost near that of an F-35 or F-15EX .

Service leaders have said the NGAD fighter competition is on pause.

Northrop Grumman is "monitoring" changes USAF may make to its Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program after the company took a pass on bidding as a prime.

Editors discuss the V-22 program and its safety, but first shed light on the latest NGAD and CCA developments as AFA fast approaches.

Service officials have said the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) platform is on pause as it reviews requirements.

The head of the U.S. Air Force wants Congress to expand a newly approved authority to start acquisition programs ahead of authorization from lawmakers.

Variable-cycle engines are now a “mainstream research direction” in China.

Next-Generation Adaptive Propulsion engine-makers are awaiting a possible redirection over power needs amid the U.S. Air Force's NGAD review.

Now, with NGAD on hold, the Air Force looks to speedrun through a review of that work.

The U.S. Air Force within the past several months appears to have increased its push to modernize its air refueling force.

The service is weighing a quick start for its next tanker while pausing the sixth-generation fighter program.

The Tempest program faces a political stress test in Britain’s new strategic defense review.

Industry is expecting the U.S. Navy to select its Next Generation Fighter next year despite ongoing budget uncertainty, a competitor says.

Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition Bill LaPlante says the U.S. Air Force and Navy need to be sure they are buying the right thing before pulling the trigger.

Frank Kendall has cast an ongoing, fundamental review of the need for a Next Generation Air Dominance Platform as a necessary step before awarding a contract of such magnitude.

The uncertainty for the Next-Generation Air Dominance program opens new doors for the F-22 fleet, which was once threatened with replacement.

As fixed-price deals signed years ago continue to burden balance sheets, Boeing Defense and Space is focusing on smart growth opportunities.

Frank Kendall has spent his time as secretary working to reshape the Air Force—but will his work outlast him?

U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall cast doubt on the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter program in an interview with Aviation Week. Listen in as editors Brian Everstine, Steve Trimble and Robert Wall break down what we know—and what we don't know.

Boeing executives revealed on June 26 that construction had started on a highly secure Advanced Combat Aircraft Facility in St. Louis.

Next-Generation Air Dominance is in question as top service officials say the 2026 budget will include hard decisions.

U.S. Air Force officials warn that resource constraints and shifting requirements put the Next Generation Air Dominance program’s existence at risk.

Intensifying budget pressures are forcing USAF to “take another look” at spending plans for its prized Next Generation Air Dominance fighter, says Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall.

The announcement comes as Boeing’s air dominance unit competes for the U.S. Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance contract, plus builds fighters and UAS.

GE Aerospace already is refocusing on developing a similar engine for the Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion program.