Too often, he said, it takes years to reach that stage, and he’s instructed the Air Force to set up programs in a way that get meaningful capabilities to airmen as soon as possible. Kendall also indicated in his remarks Wednesday he wants the Air Force’s acquisition programs to more quickly move to production. The Air Force asked Congress for almost $1.7 billion for NGAD in its fiscal 2023 budget, including $133 million in research, development, testing and evaluation funding. Kendall told lawmakers in April each piloted aircraft under the program would likely cost several hundred million dollars apiece.
But NGAD could also be the most expensive aircraft program in history.
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