Kendall: USAF Needs To Reevaluate Air Dominance, NGAD In Question

Brian Everstine June 14, 2024
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall speaks in front of an F-35A at RAF Lakenheath, England, in July 2023.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
Intensifying budget pressures are forcing the U.S. Air Force to “take another look” at spending plans for its prized Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter, the service’s boss says. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall in a recent interview said such tough decisions are coming, while not directly...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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