House appropriators propose $506M NGAD cut as Air Force finalizes business case

By Courtney Albon / July 14, 2020 at 3:13 PM
(Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect that the full House Appropriations Committee approved the FY-21 defense spending bill.) House appropriators are recommending a $506 million cut to the Next-Generation Air Dominance program in effort to stem the Air Force's fighter aircraft shortfall. The House Appropriations defense subcommittee's proposed reduction to the service's research and development effort to develop sixth-generation aircraft capabilities would essentially cut the program's fiscal year 2021 budget in half, according to a draft...

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