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Opinion
When it comes to military AI, there is no second place
Our guest opinion writer argues that AI must be prioritized across military programs and platforms, or else America risks losing the AI race to China.
By Adm. Gary Roughead, U.S. Navy (Retired)
Future fighter program poses key test for US Air Force’s design method
In recent years, the advanced digital engineering techniques the service once thought would be revolutionary have not always panned out.
Adaptive engine work feeds sixth-gen fighter design, says US Air Force
The Air Force is adapting AETP features into the future Next Generation Air Dominance platform’s engines.
Wittman proposes way to keep Next-Generation Air Dominance on track
Congress wants annual updates on the Next-Generation Air Dominance fighter program and affiliated efforts, to ensure the Air Force and Navy stay on track.
Opinion
As it plans NGAD fighter, Pentagon must learn from past failures
The DoD must wrap up the NGAD’s development phase as quickly as possible to avoid the snowballing effect of updates and new features.
By Sean Kennedy