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With no NG, the USAF has kind of a dilemma on its hands with only LM and Boeing as potential NGAD primes and Boeing with it's many company and program reputation issues. If USAF awarded LM NGAD then Boeing is out of the running for any future fighter aircraft and LM becomes the USAF fighter supplier. NG will probably get F/A-XX. NG may also have a medium strike platform as well with commonality similar to "RQ-180" and B-21, NG is good at derivative platforms from a common design element and NG seems to be the DOD choice for any flying wing-type advanced platforms. If NG does not get F/A-XX, NG will basically be the advanced strike platform prime which would mean strategic along with medium strike and I assume both subsonic and supersonic/supercruising VLO/LO platforms. Seems NG and LM are leaving Boeing behind but I may be wrong, our DOD can work in weird ways sometimes.

<blockquote data-quote="Hydroman" data-source="post: 752053" data-attributes="member: 1140"><p>With no NG, the USAF has kind of a dilemma on its hands with only LM and Boeing as potential NGAD primes and Boeing with it's many company and program reputation issues. If USAF awarded LM NGAD then Boeing is out of the running for any future fighter aircraft and LM becomes the USAF fighter supplier. NG will probably get F/A-XX. NG may also have a medium strike platform as well with commonality similar to &quot;RQ-180&quot; and B-21, NG is good at derivative platforms from a common design element and NG seems to be the DOD choice for any flying wing-type advanced platforms. If NG does not get F/A-XX, NG will basically be the advanced strike platform prime which would mean strategic along with medium strike and I assume both subsonic and supersonic/supercruising VLO/LO platforms. Seems NG and LM are leaving Boeing behind but I may be wrong, our DOD can work in weird ways sometimes.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Hydroman, post: 752053, member: 1140"] With no NG, the USAF has kind of a dilemma on its hands with only LM and Boeing as potential NGAD primes and Boeing with it's many company and program reputation issues. If USAF awarded LM NGAD then Boeing is out of the running for any future fighter aircraft and LM becomes the USAF fighter supplier. NG will probably get F/A-XX. NG may also have a medium strike platform as well with commonality similar to "RQ-180" and B-21, NG is good at derivative platforms from a common design element and NG seems to be the DOD choice for any flying wing-type advanced platforms. If NG does not get F/A-XX, NG will basically be the advanced strike platform prime which would mean strategic along with medium strike and I assume both subsonic and supersonic/supercruising VLO/LO platforms. Seems NG and LM are leaving Boeing behind but I may be wrong, our DOD can work in weird ways sometimes. [/QUOTE]

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