Air Force Putting Software First for Next-Gen Air Dominance (Updated)

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Air Force Putting Software First for Next-Gen Air Dominance (Updated)
7/29/2022
By Meredith Roaten   

The Air Force already determined that the replacement for the F-22 Raptor will not be a single plane, but a portfolio of next-generation capabilities to face warfare in a contested environment.

Now, Pentagon leaders say to reach air dominance by the end of the decade, the service needs to shift focus from the hardware to developing software.

The Next-Generation Air Dominance program — known as NGAD — centers around building a new sixth-generation fighter aircraft with an unknown number of manned and unmanned systems among its ranks.

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall recently announced the fighter — which would be similar to the F-22 or F-15EX — has moved into the development phase.

https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2022/7/29/air-force-putting-software-first-for-next-gen-air-dominance

[EdinVA]

So it is unknown how many of manned or unmanned, we don't know what tasks we need to perform and we don't know how much it will cost and we don't know how long it will take... but trust me and give me money....