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Computer made/mounted on velcro 3.5 inch-90mm
NEXT GENERATION AIR DOMINANCE
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. 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).
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. In Mar 2025, the Air Force chose the Boeing F-47 as the winning design for the NGAD PCA, with the program moving to Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD).