
While Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown would not elaborate on the records set in the flight debut of the Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter, he said the digital design of the fighter could set an acquisition path forward for the Air Force in developing and fielding new capabilities quickly. NGAD is a classified program but likely involves fighter industry heavyweights Lockheed Martin [LMT] and/or Boeing [BA]. "The aspect of being able to build quickly using digital…