NGAD Could Face More Cuts From U.S. Air Force

F-22 and F-35 in flight

The U.S. Air Force might extend the tenure of F-22s and F-35s as its top combat aircraft while the service considers a budget change to Next-Generation Air Dominance plans.

Credit: Kyle Larson/U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Air Force is facing an internal budget fight as funding stressors and an understanding of emerging threats force it to consider decisions that would have been unthinkable previously. This includes a new approach to air dominance that could entail a cut to the service’s planned future...
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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