World Politics Review: "The U.S. Air Force’s Next-Generation Fighter Is Facing Headwinds"

 

"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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Stars and Stripes: "US Air Force’s NGAD warplane program may crash, and that’s bad"

 

"US Air Force’s NGAD warplane program may crash, and that’s bad"

Wilder Alejandro Sanchez

Stars And Stripes

1 July 2024

Originally published: https://www.stripes.com/opinion/2024-07-01/air-force-ngad-warplane-program-14357694.html

At a time of acute global disorder, with America’s adversaries investing heavily in their air forces, developing and procuring America’s next generation of aircraft is vital for our national security. The recent comments by the U.S. Air Force’s leadership signaling that the Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter program appears to be in peril is a troubling development at a particularly inopportune time.

At a time of acute global disorder, with America’s adversaries investing heavily in their air forces, developing and procuring America’s next generation of aircraft is vital for our national security. The recent comments by the U.S. Air Force’s leadership signaling that the Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter program appears to be in peril is a troubling development at a particularly inopportune time.

Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/opinion/2024-07-01/air-force-ngad-warplane-program-14357694.html
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