NGAD, Tanker Plans Unaffordable Without Major Changes, USAF Chief Says

U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
GRAPEVINE, Texas—The U.S. Air Force’s reviews of its future fighter, tanker and uncrewed aircraft are looking at a range of options based on how much funding is available. But the biggest problem? None of them seem affordable, the service’s boss says. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall last summer...
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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