The Air Force is backing plans that aim to "sustain" air supremacy over China with $22 billion in the fiscal year 2024 five-year spending plan, a 70% hike compared with the $13 billion FY-23 future-years forecast for the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) capability by significantly increasing research and development funding in FY-27 and FY-28. More than a decade after the Pentagon brass approved Air Force plans to begin work on an F-22 follow-on capability, the FY-24 budget includes substantial...
