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Kendall: System Quality and Resilience More Important Than Force Structure and Lethality

Frank Wolfe

Monday, May 2nd, 2022

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Kendall: System Quality and Resilience More Important Than Force Structure and Lethality

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall testifies before the House Armed Services Committee on the Department of the Air Force’s fiscal year 2023 budget request on April 27 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force is focusing on system quality and resilience more than system numbers and lethality, as the service requests a record $49.2 billion in research and development in fiscal 2023 and tries to narrow its R&D to initiatives that show near-term fielding promise, such as Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) autonomous drones to enhance the features of manned planes, like the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35A, the Northrop Grumman [NOC] B-21 Raider stealth bomber, and the Next Generation Air Dominance…

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