ACC chief concerned Air Force won't field NGAD fast enough

摘要

The Air Force general in charge of Air Combat Command said today that while he is confident in the progress the service has made to develop Next-Generation Air Dominance capabilities, he is less sure "the nation will have the courage" to deliver the technology at a faster pace than its adversaries. "I, for one, am confident that the technology and the test points we have developed .. . that NGAD technology will get fielded and I'm confident that the adversaries on the other end of this technology will suffer a very tough day and tough week and tough war," ACC Commander Mark Kelly told reporters today. "What I don't know ~ and we're working with our great partners ~ is if our nation will have the courage and the focus to field this capability before someone like the Chinese fields it and uses it against us."