Kendall: Industry Should Boost IRAD Spending, Help Solve Department of the Air Force 'Operational Problems'

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall leads the panel discussion “Reoptimizing for Great Power Competition: A Senior Leaders Discussion” with Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller Kristyn Jones, performing the duties of the Under Secretary of the Air Force, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin and Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman during the Air and Space Forces Association 2024 Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colo. on Feb. 12 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall on Feb. 12 urged companies to help the Department of the Air Force solve its operational problems, in part through boosting industry internal research and development (IRAD) spending. Asked by an audience member at the Air Force Association's annual warfare symposium in Aurora, Colo., what he would like from industry, Kendall replied, "That's an interesting question. It's a tough question." "One of the things I would like from industry--and there's a burden on…

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Kendall: Industry Should Boost IRAD Spending, Help Solve Department of the Air Force ‘Operational Problems’

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