Outgunned on NGAD, Lockheed doubles down on F

Outgunned on NGAD, Lockheed doubles down on F

Bested at the next-generation US fighter competition, Lockheed Martin is betting big on turning the F-35 into a “fifth-gen-plus” fighter — retrofitting tomorrow’s tech into yesterday’s jet to stay in the game. This month, multiple media sources reported that Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet announced that the defense giant will not challenge the US Air […] The post Outgunned on NGAD, Lockheed doubles down on F-35 appeared first on Asia Times.

Although Lockheed-Martin accepted his defeat as part of the NGAD program against Boeing, he intends to compete with this future F-47. And rather than offering the 6th generation aircraft he originally proposed the manufacturer means going through one of the most original ways: economy. Indeed, he intends to propose to his [...] This content The Boeing F-47 counter-attacked by a Lockheed-Martin F-35 "new generation". was first published on aircra…

Lockheed Martin wants to give the F-35 a "Nascar upgrade", with which she gets 80 percent of the skills of the F-47.

For the moment, there is no point in analyzing the profile of the F-47, the 6th generation fighter jet intended for the US Air Force and whose development was entrusted to Boeing, within the framework of the NGAD [Next Generation Air Dominance] program. Military officials have in fact told Air & Space magazine... This article Lockheed-Martin wants to develop an "F-35 +" which will be half the price of a 6th generation F-47 appeared first on Zone…

Lockheed Martin Plans ‘Supercharged’ F-35 to Compete Against Boeing F-47

Company CEO Jim Taiclet claims that by applying advanced technologies to the F-35, 80% of the F-47’s capability can be achieved at 50% of the cost. As news of Boeing’s victory in the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) contract sinks in, Lockheed Martin President and Chief Executive Officer hosted company investors in a video conference […] The post Lockheed Martin Plans ‘Supercharged’ F-35 to Compete Against Boeing F-47 appeared first on The A…