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USAF Modernizing F-22, As Future of Manned NGAD in Question

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, August 1st, 2024

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USAF Modernizing F-22, As Future of Manned NGAD in Question

The Air Combat Command F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team performs during the Arctic Thunder Open House at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska on July 21 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

DAYTON, Ohio--As the U.S. Air Force considers its next steps on the manned Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter in light of a "pause" announced here this week by Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, some sentiment on Capitol Hill and the Air Force is to retain the 32 Block 20 Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-22 fighters as a fallback to deter China and go to war, if needed. The Air Force has requested congressional approval to divest the Block 20s and…

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