Making it the most expensive program in aircraft history.
to be put into service. However, when it comes to the sixth-generation aircraft, other nations such as Russia, the U.K., and Japan have revealed more about their designs, if not program advancements, than the U.S. The Air Force Secretary's statement during a Committee hearing for the 2023 fiscal budget gave some information regarding the U.S. proceedings in the matter.
Key technologies such as propulsion, stealth, advanced weapons, and thermal management of aircraft signature are all set to see major upgrades in this aircraft. The Adaptive Engine Transition Program , which some believe is The NGAD is also being touted as a 'family of systems' that could see a lot of unmanned aircraft equipped with a wide variety of sensors and payloads being deployed alongside the manned planes.
Kendall reiterated the unmanned components of the NGAD would be comparatively cheaper to produce, and while these aircraft would be attributable to risky tasks, they would not be cheap enough to be expendable during these missions. When asked to put an exact figure on the cost of the unmanned aircraft, Kendall told Congress that the Air Force did not have a 'hard estimate' yet.
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