US Air Force To Pick 6th-Gen Fighter Jet Developer This Year

The future of the Next Generation Air Dominance or NGADs human-controlled fighter will likely be decided in 2024, according to Air Combat Commander leader General Kenneth Wilsbach at a recent Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies Aerospace Nation question and answer period. Although not mentioned by General Wilsbach, the sixth generation human-controlled fighter jet will be built by a contractor team led by Lockheed Martin or Boeing both of whom were on the F-22 Raptor team.