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F-22 Raptor set to be replaced by the six generation fighter jet beginning in 2030 by manned and unmanned aerial vehicles
Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) is a highly classified and secretive programme of USAF to increase lethality and ensure air superiority.
In February 2024 Pratt & Whitney, a subsidiary of RTX, successfully conducted a crucial evaluation of its next-generation adaptive propulsion (NGAP) solution in collaboration with the USAF, advancing the programme towards finalising the detailed design review. The NGAD programme will provide the USAF with the sixth-generation combat aircraft in a teaming arrangement with mission-focused unmanned platforms, along with advanced weapons, electronic warfare systems, and sensors to enable mission success in a highly contested battlespace. Given the significant cost involved in procuring the next-generation manned aircraft, the USAF is planning to field more less-expensive CCAs that can operate in tandem with crewed NGAD fighters or autonomously, providing affordable mass in the combat scenario.
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