< img src = "/uploads/blogs/2c/57/ib-f-fcklrn9_f4a4999ea.jpg" Alt = "domination of the air. < P > NGAD will be a “family family” that includes a pilot sixth-generation stealth fighter and a mass of combat aircraft of common base < p >The New Generation Air Force Program (NGAD) is still waiting for the approval from the new appointments of President Donald Trump, but the futuristic aircraft is already overcoming new borders. This week, important checks of the design of engines offered by two large manufacturers have completed. This is stated in & nbsp; articles & nbsp; Maya Carlin, which was translated by & nbsp; < Em > focus .
~ ~ ~ ~ > 62 < p > GE Aerospace and RTX Pratt & amp; Whitney will move to the next step in creating demonstration engine samples after completing their projects under the Next-Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP). The engines from the winner of the NGAP program will become a source of energy for sixth -generation fighters.
< p >< iframe width = "560" Height = "314" SRC = "//www.youtube.com/embed/5pljjjjcs4v-a" Alowfullscreen = "ALLOWFULLSCREN" >0 ~/IFrame >0 ~/P > The XA100 engine survey by GE Aerospace < p >In its press release, GE noted that the completion of the engine's project examination “marks a significant step towards creating a revolutionary power plant for the future fleet of the Air Force”, adding that in its presentation the company showed “a comprehensive digital engine model and [confirmed]. According to Air and Space Forces, the XA102 engine prototype was the first in the history of the company to be developed using a system -based system -based approach. Pratt & amp; Whitney supported this rhetoric, stating that digital processes will be the basis of “technological training for future new generation decisions”.
< p >Last month, the Air Force announced that the engine prototype for NGAD will significantly increase the financing of the engine. Meanwhile, Pratt & amp; Whitney and General Electric made changes to their initial Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) contracts, which have increased their budgets almost three times. As explained in the Pentagon, “work covers the projection, analysis, testing on the stand, creation and testing of the engine prototype, as well as integration of the weapons system. Upgrading of the contract involves the implementation of the prototype creation stage within the Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion and aimed at creating a modern fugitive. aircraft performing different tasks as well as digital transformation of an industrial base for engines. “
< H2 > A brief overview of NGAD
< p >Progress in the development of NGAD & mdash; This is a huge step forward to the department that the sixth generation wants to present its fighter as a means of confronting the growing threat from China's air potential. The NGAD project was created within the framework of the Aerospace Innovation Air Force initiative, which aimed at developing prototypes of future aircraft based on the results of a research of the Agency for Perspective Defense Research Agency (DARPA). It is expected that the NGAD will be a “family family”, which includes a sixth-generation manned stealth flower and a mass of combat aircraft of joint base (CCA), which will become unmanned the unmanned faithful for these fighters. Inclusion of drones in a NGAD's offer is intended to reduce the total cost of the project.
< P > Air Force Solution to increase the budgets for NGAD engines followed the budget growth on the existing F-22 Raptor park. In December, Pratt & amp; Whitney has received a contract worth $ 1.5 billion for F119 engines, which are equipped with these fifth generation fighters. Although budget restrictions cause anxiety, the Air Force still pays primary attention to the maintenance and further development of their first -class fighter. < h2 > About the author
< p > Maya Carlin & mdash; Author of National Security Articles in The National Interest, Analytics of the Security Policy Center and former Anna Sobol-Levi research officer in IDC Duchyl in Israel. Her articles are published in many publications, including the National Interest, the Jerusalem Post and Times of Israel. You can follow her on Twitter: @Mayacarlin.