The U.S. Air Force Wants New NGAD Fighter to Cost the Same as F-35
Can the sixth-generation Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter be offered at the same price as the fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II? The Air Force insists that the F-35 represents the cost ceiling for an individual aircraft.
Air Force wants NGAD to cost no more than an F-35. Is that even possible?
The service has paused its NGAD program after initial projections for the sixth-gen aircraft put the cost of the fighter at three times the cost of an F-35 and as changing threats and the advent of drones and new technologies are altering how the service views air superiority.
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