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Instead, he said, the company will focus on upgrading the F-35 and F-22 Raptor fighters with sixth-generation technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere are techniques and capabilities \u2026 that were developed for [our NGAD bid] that we can now apply here,\u201d Taiclet said. \u201cWe\u2019re basically going to take the [F-35\u2032s] chassis and turn it into a Ferrari.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taiclet said souping up fifth-generation fighters like this would allow Lockheed to deliver \u201c80% of the capability, potentially, at 50% of the cost per unit aircraft.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEventually, there\u2019ll be 3,500 of those [F-35] chassis out there at various stages of technology and capability [worldwide],\u201d Taiclet said. \u201cWe think we can get most of the way to sixth-gen at half the cost.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some advanced technologies are already in the works for the F-35\u2032s Block 4 upgrades, he said. Taiclet also pointed to Lockheed Martin\u2019s success using F-35s and F-22s to control autonomous drone wingmen, which the Air Force calls collaborative combat aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The concept of upgrading one generation of a fighter with technology from the next generation has occurred before, with Boeing\u2019s F-15EX. 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