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Gillian Rich, Investors Business Daily: Why Air Force Is Rushing To Fly A Sixth-Generation Fighter Jet
Lockheed Martin's (LMT) F-35, a so-called fifth-generation fighter, hasn't hit full rate production yet, but the Air Force is already accelerating the development of a sixth generation fighter as China ramps up its military.
The service is investing nearly $10 billion in the platform over the next five years, $2.7 billion more than previously planned, for the Next Generation Air Dominance system, which will likely include a fighter to replace current fifth generation platforms like the F-35 and Lockheed's F-22.
Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson told reporters at a conference in Orlando Thursday that the system will have a "renewed emphasis" on electronic warfare, according to Aviation Week.
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Update: Pentagon Wants $500 Million to Research Sixth-Gen Warplane ‘Family of Systems’ (Sputnik)
WNU Editor: The U.S. Air Force has committed to spend $10 billion over the next five years to develop this fighter .... $3 billion more than what was originally planned.
