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One thing to thank the F35 program for...

USAF Acquisition Head Urges Radical Shift For Next-Gen Fighter Program


http://aviationweek.com/defense/usaf...ighter-program


Extract..
​​​​​​"Rather than spend the next decade developing a singular new air combat platform, the NGAD program may be shaped to establish a pipeline for acquiring, developing and fielding a host of new aircraft types, with a new design entering service perhaps as quickly as every two years. Instead of pinning all hopes on a single model, the alternative, if it works, would allow Air Force leaders to hedge against the risk of technology breakthroughs and to surprise enemies with unexpected new capabilities"
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