:

Air Force

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

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, August 1st, 2024

SHARE:

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…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]