NGAD slows down, Lockheed pushes F-35+ to capture a share of the budget
The US NGAD program is stumbling over costs. Lockheed is promoting a more affordable F-35+, designed to pilot combat drones and maintain air superiority. In […]
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Boeing’s strategic comeback: B-52 and NGAD change the game.
Boeing regains strategic weight: $2.04 billion to re-engine the B-52 and NGAD contract. An industrial, budgetary, and political signal for the decade. In summary In […]
Anatomy of the 6th generation fighter jet
Airframe, engines, sensors, drones, and doctrine: a technical and strategic anatomy of the 6th generation fighter jet, criterion by criterion, without duplication. In summary A […]
With NGAD, the US Air Force is preparing for laser warfare
The NGAD program is exploring the integration of lasers and microwave weapons for active defense, made possible by a new generation of power generation. Summary […]
SCAF, Tempest, NGAD: three bets to dominate the skies in 2040
SCAF, GCAP Tempest, NGAD: three visions of the sixth-generation fighter. Alliances, timelines, technologies, and budgets, without any waffling. Summary Sixth-generation fighter jets are not just […]
NGAD on hold: will the US Air Force abandon it?
Between colossal costs, swarms of expendable drones, and budgetary constraints, the NGAD super fighter is under scrutiny. Can the US Air Force still justify it? […]
NGAD: what innovations will replace the F-22 and F-35?
The NGAD promises to embody the sixth generation of fighter jets. Stealth, AI, adaptive propulsion: what innovations will surpass the F-22/F-35? The NGAD program, designed […]
US Air Force triples funding for sixth-generation fighter jet
The US Air Force significantly increases funding for the prototype engine for its sixth-generation fighter, bringing the contracts with General Electric and Pratt & Whitney […]
The consequences of the emergence of China’s next-generation stealth fighters
Technical analysis of China’s new tailless stealth aircraft, their presumed capabilities, and global strategic implications. On December 26, 2024, China unveiled two new tailless stealth […]
Franco-German differences over the SCAF program
Technical analysis of the SCAF program stalemate between Paris and Berlin, their strategic differences, and the consequences for European aeronautics. The SCAF (Système de Combat […]