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Several members of the House Appropriations Committee this week voiced concerns that the Navy’s sixth generation fighter ...
President Trump appears to have been speculating out loud about future airplanes that, as far as I know, don’t exist," said ...
The United States is examining development of a twin-engined warplane to be known as the F-55, as well as an upgrade to its ...
Trump proposed upgrading the F-35 to a twin-engine F-55 and modernizing the F-22 to a “Super” F-22. Aviation experts question ...
Aircraft experts widely reject Trump’s proposed twin-engine F-55 upgrade of the F-35, calling it unrealistic without a complete redesign. This would effectively make a new aircraft, not an upgraded ...
No.” The Navy is working on its own sixth-generation ... developed as part of their NGAD bid, into the F-35 and F-22. This would create a “supercharged,” “fifth generation-plus” jet ...
The president pitched plans on Thursday for a supercharged version of the F-35 with two engines, which would likely require ...
Trump described the F-55 as both an upgrade to the F-35 and a potential new aircraft — echoing Lockheed’s recent pitch for a ...