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NGAD EMD Contract Award Expected Next Year, USAF Says

NGAD EMD Contract Award Expected Next Year, USAF Says
A U.S. Air Force senior airman assigned to the 525th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, prepares to load GBU-32 munitions onto an F-22 Raptor during the 3rd Maintenance Group’s inaugural Mission Generation Competition at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, on April 28th (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force said on May 18 that it has released a classified solicitation in expectation of an Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) award for the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) manned fighter next year. "The NGAD platform is a vital element of the air dominance family of systems which represents a generational leap in technology over the F-22, which it will replace," Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said in a service statement. "NGAD will include attributes such as…

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