"The U.S. Air Force’s Next-Generation Fighter Is Facing Headwinds"
Wilder Alejandro Sanchez
Briefing
World Politics Review
2 July 2024
Originally published: https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/us-air-force-ngad/
The war in Ukraine has brought renewed interest to the issue of controlling the air domain during conflicts, an area that the U.S. Air Force did not have to worry about in Afghanistan and Iraq but will be a priority in any potential conflict with China or Russia. The service’s Next-Generation Air Dominance, or NGAD, program aims to develop a new fighter and ensure the Air Force’s airspace control. However, the program may be in peril due to budgetary issues and the legacy of the troubled F-35 multirole combat aircraft.
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