Goodbye F-22! US 6th Generation Fighter Jet Is Coming
Each NGAD fighter will cost hundreds of millions of dollars and the overall NGAD program could cost over $100 billion.
For context, America’s current most lethal fighter — the F-22 Raptor — costs a whopping $350 million, the most of any fighter in history. And the F-22 Raptor is what the NGAD fighter is slated to replace when it enters service, although that move may be a bit controversial and we’ll get to why in a minute. For now, it’s important to note that the total of 200 NGAD combat jets is roughly equivalent to the size of the Air Force's current F-22 Raptor fleet – hinting that the entire F-22 fleet will be replaced. The F-22 is reportedly involved in the NGAD program as some form of testbed upon which the NGAD fighter would be born.
Each NGAD fighter will cost hundreds of millions of dollars and the overall NGAD program could cost over $100 billion.
For context, America’s current most lethal fighter — the F-22 Raptor — costs a whopping $350 million, the most of any fighter in history. And the F-22 Raptor is what the NGAD fighter is slated to replace when it enters service, although that move may be a bit controversial and we’ll get to why in a minute. For now, it’s important to note that the total of 200 NGAD combat jets is roughly equivalent to the size of the Air Force's current F-22 Raptor fleet – hinting that the entire F-22 fleet will be replaced. The F-22 is reportedly involved in the NGAD program as some form of testbed upon which the NGAD fighter would be born.
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