In the future, the US Air Force (Air Force) is planned to develop the F-15EX Eagle II aircraft park, F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-35 Lightning II, as well as Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD), but can get rid of Others, in particular, the fifth generation fighter F-22 Raptor, reports The Drive.
Edition, referring to the statement of the head of the United States Air Force of the United States of Charles Brown, notes that the A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft is planned for some time.
In the Pentagon added that the F-22 Raptor is still upgraded, and the write-off of the aircraft in the near future is not expected. At the same time, the publication assumes that the idea of replacing the F-22 Raptor assumes that the sixth generation fighter NGAD will solve the tasks currently elected to the world’s first fighter fighter. The Drive pay attention to that the new aircraft can be deprived of the deficiencies of the old.
In September last year, Will Roper, taking an assistant to the procurement of the US Air Force, said that the Pentagon in terms of secrecy under the NGAD program was built, built and at least once raised the prototype of the H-aircraft in the air, under which it implies , in particular, an unmanned or manned aircraft of a new generation, including the sixth generation fighter.