U.S. Air Force Plans 200 Sixth-Gen Fighters, 1,000 Autonomous Wingmen

Brian Everstine March 10, 2023
U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall

U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall outlined the Next-Generation Air Dominance approach at the Air & Space Forces Association’s Air Warfare Symposium.

 

Credit: U.S. Air Force
The future fighter fleet of the U.S. Air Force will feature 200 sixth-generation Next-Generation Air Dominance platforms, with Lockheed Martin F-35s and about 1,000 uncrewed platforms flying alongside fighters and providing electronic warfare, sensing and additional weapons. At least that is the...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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