Next Generation Air Dominance

For the US Navy's own distinct sixth-generation air superiority fighter program, also called Next Generation Air Dominance, see F/A-XX program.

Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD)
General information
Project forAir superiority fighter
Issued byUnited States Air Force
History
Initiated2014
RelatedNext Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP), F/A-XX program (Navy program)

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.[1][2] 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).[3]

The NGAD originates from DARPA's Air Dominance Initiative study in 2014 and is expected to field the new fighter aircraft in the 2030s. While originally pitched as a joint Air Force-Navy program, the two services established separate offices and programs. Despite sharing the same name, the Air Force's NGAD effort is distinct from the Navy's,[N 1] which has the F/A-XX as its crewed fighter component and would have a similar fielding timeframe.[4]

  1. ^ "CSAF: F-22 Not in USAF's Long-Term Plan". Air Force Magazine. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. ^ Copp, Tara; Weisgerber, Marcus (12 May 2021). "The Air Force Is Planning For a Future Without the F-22". Defense One. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  3. ^ Department of the Air Force Acquisition Biennial Report 2019 + 2020 (PDF) (Report). U.S. Air Force. 2021. p. 55.
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