Senate appropriators would give NGAP another $280 million as Air Force calls it a priority program

By Vanessa Montalbano / August 1, 2024 at 7:19 PM
The Senate Appropriations Committee today approved a defense spending bill that would inject the Air Force's Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion efforts with $280 million above the service's fiscal year 2025 request, according to legislative documents . The proposed funding would be in addition to the service’s request for the Advanced Engine Development program -- about $562 million -- to total $842.34 million. Those funds would then be for NGAP’s research and development, rather than NGAP falling under the AED umbrella...

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