U.S. Air Force Wants New NGAD Fighter to Cost the Same
NGAD: The $300,000,000 Fighter The Air Force Says Is Too Much Money
The U.S. Air Force is developing its next-generation stealth fighter under the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program but is highly concerned about costs. -Each NGAD fighter could cost up to $300 million,
The NGAD Fighter Could Be Redesigned to Cost Less Than the F-35
The comments by Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall highlight a possible change of route from the 200 NGAD fighters expected to cost hundreds of millions.
The U.S. Air Force Wants New NGAD Fighter to Cost the Same as F-35
Can the sixth-generation Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter be offered at the same price as the fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II? The Air Force insists that the F-35 represents the cost ceiling for an individual aircraft.
Air Force wants NGAD to cost no more than an F-35. Is that even possible?
The service has paused its NGAD program after initial projections for the sixth-gen aircraft put the cost of the fighter at three times the cost of an F-35 and as changing threats and the advent of drones and new technologies are altering how the service views air superiority.
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