MILTECH - U.S. The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has unveiled the new capabilities of its future fighter jet, which is set to replace the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet in the 2030s.
Next year's order for 12 F/A-18E/F Super Hornets will be the last on the books for the Navy under the plan. In 2019, Boeing, the maker of the Super Hornet, won a multi-year, $4 billion deal to buy 78 Super Hornets through the 2021 budget.
Under the F/A-XX program, the Navy hopes to build a family of low-cost fighter jets.
According to NAVAIR, the capabilities and technologies specific to the F/A-XX are in development, but research shows that it must have a longer range and a higher speed, incorporating sensor technology that works with - work, and have the ability to use long weapons designed for it. the future. As the Super Hornets are retired from service, the combination of F-35Cs and F/A-XX will provide the Navy's fighter jet capability and strength within the CVW. It should be noted that as the Super Hornets are retired from service, the combination of F-35Cs and F/A-XX will provide the strength and capability of the Navy's fighter jets within the CVW.
The NGAD program, formerly known as the F/A-XX, has sought to replace the payload capability of the Super Hornets and the base as the F-35C Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter brings a stealth fighter to the air wing. The program has seen some upheaval over the past decade as the project converges on shaping the future of the Air Wing.
The dynamic surveillance capabilities derived from the F/AXX's resident aircraft will make the CVN essential in high-threat environments. Concept art of the F/A-XX released by NAVAIR shows the canards, a pseudo lambda/delta wing similar to the YF-23.
The Navy said the best ideas must integrate the technologies needed in the future — propulsion, sensors, networks, automation and more — within the scope.
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