Beyond Top Gun: Unveiling Lockheed's Revolutionary NGAD Fighter - The Future of Air Combat?

Lockheed's Ultimate Secret Projects team has just unveiled the silhouette and concept drawing of their next generation air dominance fighter, the NGAD. Get ready to be blown away as we dive deep into this groundbreaking 3D model and explore the incredible capabilities of this game-changing fighter. Don't forget to hit that subscribe button to stay updated on all the latest aviation news!

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[DocWolph]

Name: Crow, Raven, or Corvus

Reason: in concert with its drone wingmen, the NGAD is basically the center of a flock of these birds and flock of Corvus birds is a "Murder". and evocative name and given the Corvus' reputation for intelligence as well, it seeks to fit.

[erasmus_locke]

As others have said the NGAD won't have a single engine and will be much larger.

I will add that it almost certainly will be a TWIN seat plane. One pilot and one drone operator.

America is building this plane to fight in the Pacific over areas many thousands of miles in size without suitable airstrips. Range, speed and longevity are top priorities.

[DefaultProphet]

NGAD won’t be a single engine, no chance

[parasharkchari]

For the name, I was leaning towards Owl (or some variant thereof). Reason being that the focus here is on stealth and being able to take down the target before they even know what hit them. The owl, among all other birds of prey, is noted for being silent in flight and capable of ambushes even in densely packed forests. So much so that owl wings are a major study topic in biomimicry for reducing noise in fans, wings, helicopter blades, boat propellors, etc.

[daltonv]

My guess is 2 adaptive cycle engines on a large frame with no legacy control surfaces. Almost like a flying wing/delta wing hybrid. Extended range for Pacific theatre. 2 seater w/ability to be flown remotely in high risk/high altitude missions. Ability to command and control drones. Designed with next gen weapons in mind.

[wisco_guy]

Considering the Viper name is just a nickname for the F-16(it’s officially Fighting Falcon) I think Viper is appropriate. Plus it kinda looks like the Viper in Battlestar Galactica.

[j]

Call me crazy but I think the Darkstar was a preview of the NGAD more so than the SR71 successor. Regardless I'm excited to see the new generation of fighters.

[clarkchase]

I can't imagine that they would leak the even the general shape of this plane until it publicly revealed.

[thestealthchannel]

Nice job on the CGI model, but no way this will be their NGAD prototype. It's too small and the single engine design won't meet the range requirements for NGAD, which are much longer than the F-22 and F-35.

I believe this design is more likely to be one of the NGAD X-Plane technology demonstrators that Kendall revealed a few weeks ago.

[pyronuke]

My favorite Lockheed product is the F-104, so my vote for the NGAD name goes to Starfighter II.

[troytholen]

The NGAD will be highly integrated with the B-21 Raider. Bomber, drones, and NGAD along with the F-35 will work as a team to achieve air dominance. A dog fighter or extreme maneuverability is not the primary goal of this platform (ex the legacy P-51 mustang is WAY more maneuverable than any current jet fighter aircraft, but wouldn’t stand a chance in modern air combat warfare).

I vote to call it the Sabre, Shadow, Savage. Too bad Reaper has already been used.

[michaelhopf]

My favourite name for NGAD would be "Phantom III". It's Name would be a warning for every adversary: you're the prey, I am your curse!

[DirectAxion]

Valkyrie
In honor of the fighting spirit of America’s fallen heroes. In Norse mythology, Valkyrie would ride into battle or fly with wings over the battlefield to escort the souls of their chosen fallen warriors to Valhalla.

[SpecialistQKD]

I always wanted there to be a real Air wolf 😂 but since it was a helicopter i would call it the Wraith

[mycroft]

I would call it Raven. Ravens have black feathers, they blend in especially at night. Ravens are incredibly intelligent birds capable of sharing their knowledge with their offspring. They've been observed making and using tools to accomplish their goals. I think this is quite fitting for a stealth aircraft that communicates with its own drones.

[jesussheresaveu]

Anyone remember the movie Stealth? I do. The NGAD has a similar design to the movie's AI drone design. Also this was in 2005....

[LamarPro]

Phantom III. Paying homage to previous generations.

[PatAutrey]

A great name for the NGAD fighter would be Archangel

[movingaboveandbeyond]

I think it should be called, “The dagger” because it resembles something that can pierce anything.

[TheLordoftheknight]

I think wraith would be a suitable name for the NGAD considering the level of stealth technology that it will leverage.