The Air Force plans to award an engineering and manufacturing development contract for its Next Generation Air Dominance platform next year, according to a Thursday news release from the service. The service issued a classified solicitation to industry, according to the release, which formally begins the source-selection process for the platform. The platform’s technical and programmatic details will not be released publicly, it states. "NGAD will include attributes such as enhanced lethality and the abilities to survive, persist, interoperate, and...