NGAD: The 6th Generation Fighter Jet the U.S. Air Force Can’t Do Without!

This post comes from 1945.com. “The U.S. Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program seeks a sixth-generation stealth aircraft to succeed the F-22 Raptor. Originally projected at up to $300 million each, Secretary Frank Kendall has since hinted the final unit cost could be closer to the F-35.

-Still, even that lower threshold is tough to achieve without exports that the United States almost certainly won’t allow. Meanwhile, defense industry players have invested heavily in new facilities, awaiting an NGAD contract.

-Supporters like retired USAF General Philip Breedlove argue that only the U.S. has 40-plus years of stealth mastery, a critical advantage in the Indo-Pacific’s looming security challenges.” Click here to read the rest of this article.

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