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Hinote: NGAD Acceleration of Months, Not Years, Possible

Hinote: NGAD Acceleration of Months, Not Years, Possible
Concept drawing of an Air Force NGAD platform from the April, 2021 U.S. Air Force Bi-Ennial Acquisition Report (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Any acceleration of the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program would be on the order of months, not years, a top U.S. Air Force official said on Sept. 20. "Certainly, we have had people ask the question, 'Can we accelerate Next Generation Air Dominance?'" Air Force Lt. Gen. Clinton Hinote, the service's deputy chief of staff for strategy, integration and requirements, said in response to a question at a media roundtable at the Air Force Association (AFA) Air, Space &…

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