Posted on May 19, 2023
US Air Force plans to award Next Generation Air Dominance deal in 2024
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force plans to award a contract for its Next Generation Air Dominance platform in 2024.
The service said in a Thursday release that it sent industry a classified solicitation for an engineering and manufacturing development contract for the secretive and highly classified NGAD program.
The service said in a Thursday release that it sent industry a classified solicitation for an engineering and manufacturing development contract for the secretive and highly classified NGAD program.
US Air Force plans to award Next Generation Air Dominance deal in 2024
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"The 6th generation aircraft is expected to start replacing the F-22 Raptor by the end of the decade.
As we reported earlier, the U.S. Air Force formally started the selection process for the design of the NGAD (Next Generation Air Dominance) sixth generation platform. On May 18, 2023, the Department of the Air Force released a classified solicitation to industry, providing the expected requirements of the program, with a contract award expected in 2024.
The NGAD is expected to replace the 5th gen F-22 Raptor beginning by the end of this decade, according to the Air Force’s plans. Unlike the F-22, however, NGAD is a family of systems which includes both a manned aircraft and unmanned Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) also previously known as Loyal Wingmen. However, the CCA program is not part of this NGAD Platform source selection, says the press release."...
"The 6th generation aircraft is expected to start replacing the F-22 Raptor by the end of the decade.
As we reported earlier, the U.S. Air Force formally started the selection process for the design of the NGAD (Next Generation Air Dominance) sixth generation platform. On May 18, 2023, the Department of the Air Force released a classified solicitation to industry, providing the expected requirements of the program, with a contract award expected in 2024.
The NGAD is expected to replace the 5th gen F-22 Raptor beginning by the end of this decade, according to the Air Force’s plans. Unlike the F-22, however, NGAD is a family of systems which includes both a manned aircraft and unmanned Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) also previously known as Loyal Wingmen. However, the CCA program is not part of this NGAD Platform source selection, says the press release."...
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