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U.S. Navy Focusing on ‘Enabling Technologies’ for NGAD

Frank Wolfe

Monday, August 2nd, 2021

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U.S. Navy Focusing on ‘Enabling Technologies’ for NGAD

Concept drawing of an Air Force NGAD platform from the April, 2021 U.S. Air Force Bi-Ennial Acquisition Report (U.S. Air Force Photo)

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md--The U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy technology programs for Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) are collaborating, as the Navy NGAD program office focuses on the "enabling technologies" for its NGAD effort, a top Navy official said on Aug. 2. "Although the program is different than the Air Force, there is a very tight integration between the Air Force and the Navy on what this platform is going to be," Vice Adm. Dean Peters, the commander of Naval Air…

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