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Air Force

Manned NGAD Will Be Program to Watch in New Administration

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, December 10th, 2024

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Manned NGAD Will Be Program to Watch in New Administration

Pictured are U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and Air Force acquisition chief Andrew Hunter at the Farnborough International Airshow in the United Kingdom on July 22nd (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Given SpaceX founder Elon Musk's recent statement that manned fighters are "obsolete in the age of drones" and his role as a top adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, one of the more interesting defense programs to watch in the coming months will be the U.S. Air Force's manned Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter. Last week, the Air Force said that it would defer an NGAD decision until the new administration takes office and advised industry to update "proposals to…

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