The US Air Force plans to spend $28.5 Billion on the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter program from 2025 to 2029. This will be for the 6th generation fighter and the companion wingman drones. The development will ramp up with production starting around 2030.
The NGAD will have next level stealth, vastly better engines and many lessons learned from problems with the F35 and F22 stealth fighter programs.
New jet engine development and weapons are separate budget items.
NGAD will have over twice the range of the F-22 Raptor.
The two main competitors for the contract are: Lockheed Martin, Boeing.
The NGAD will have:
New AESA radar systems
New tailless stealth designs
New adaptive cycle engines
An arsenal of kinetic and laser directed energy weapons
Twin engines that provide greater thrust and fuel efficiency
Minimized heat emissions
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