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NGAD ‘Relatively Successful,’ As Air Force Seeks to Build Upon It, Kendall Says

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NGAD ‘Relatively Successful,’ As Air Force Seeks to Build Upon It, Kendall Says
U.S. Air Force Maj. Kristin Wolfe, F-35A Lightning II demonstration team pilot and commander, flies at the Wings Over South Texas air show at Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas on April 2 (U.S. Air Force Photo) 2022. The F-35A Demo Team is an Air Combat Command single-ship jet demonstration team that travels to air shows across the country. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Codie Trimble)

The U.S. Air Force wants to advance its classified Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) manned sixth generation fighter, each of which may operate with a handful of drones, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said on Apr. 19. The Air Force's fiscal 2023 budget requests nearly $1.7 billion for NGAD. “That program has been relativelv successful, and we’re ready to build upon it," Kendall told a National Press Club forum in Washington, D.C. NGAD stemmd from the Aerospace Innovation Initiative, kicked…

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