Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall announced the creation of the Aerospace Innovation Initiative in the fiscal year 2016 budget request, which would fund technology development and competitive prototyping of sixth-generation fighter jet engines and airframes.The idea behind the initiative is to “position us for the next generation after F-35.”“At some point we’re going to be doing things after the F-35,” he told reporters on Capitol Hill Wednesday. “Right now [F-35] is coming to the end of its development phase, so…
