Air Force puts NGAS back on the table with second cost analysis underway

By Vanessa Montalbano / September 23, 2025 at 11:14 AM
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD -- The Air Force is sorting through a subsequent cost refinement study for its Next Generation Air-Refueling System after an initial analysis of alternatives resulted in "some really rough costs," according to a top service official. “When we did the first analysis of alternatives on NGAS last winter, I would say those cost estimates were really rough on what a signature managed platform might look like,” Air Mobility Command Commander Gen. John Lamontagne told reporters here yesterday...

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