The following is the Jan. 17, 2025, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, U.S. Air Force Next-Generation Air ...

The United States Air Force (USAF) faces the challenge of lacking a forward-looking air superiority aircraft that is the core ...

The Air Force and Space Force "need to go through a transformation" by 2050, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said on the ...

Frank Kendall said that the US Air Force could opt for a multi-role fighter which could manage CCAs in place of the NGAD.

The 2050 report stops short of breaking news. The document instead collects concepts and discussions that have appeared ...

A greater focus on long-range strike capabilities is among alternatives the U.S. Air Force is considering to a costly new ...

The Pentagon must make a decision about its F-22 Raptor programme and how to keep up with China, outgoing air force chief ...

When the U.S. Air Force’s NGAD hits the skies, it will represent the most cutting-edge capabilities across the globe in ...

Possible alternatives to a manned 6th-generation combat jet include a more affordable, “F-35 follow- on” aircraft that could ...

The F-22 will receive an embedded set of TacIRST sensors as part of the Infrared Defensive System to enhance aircraft survivability and lethality.

The potential cost of the platform turned out to be prohibitively expensive, about three times that of the F-35, which would have only allowed the Air Force to buy a small fleet of NGAD fighters.