Next Generation Air Dominance

Abstract

Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) is a family of capabilities enabling Air Superiority for the Joint Force in the most challenging operational environments. The program matures technology and reduces risk through prototyping activities and demonstration efforts. Key NGAD attributes include enhancements in survivability, lethality, and persistence across a range of military operations. The NGAD program is directed by Joint Requirements Oversight Council Memorandum (JROCM) 043-13 and CSAF approved Air Superiority Enterprise Capability Collaboration Team (ECCT) Flight Plan. Program activities will also include the pursuit of open architecture solutions including Open Mission Standards (OMS) and Universal Control Interface (UCI) standards management and preplanned product improvements. Funding provides program management support, operational concept exploration, technology studies, multi-domain integration assessments, operational and system architecture development, maturation and risk reduction of air superiority related technologies, including weapons systems and integrated system concept development and demonstration. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver NGAD capabilities. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in PE's: 0605826F, 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F 0605830F, 0605831F, 0605832F, and 0605898F. NGAD civilian pay is executed in PE 020711F. Better Alignment of Resources: Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) Deferral of the development of specific Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) classified technologies results in a realignment of $357M in FY 2020, and $6,646M across the FYDP, to fund the development of the most promising classified technologies, which improve lethality by providing expanded capabilities. As directed in the FY 2018 NDAA, Sec 825, amendment to PL 114-92 FY 2016 NDAA, Sec 828 Penalty for Cost Overruns, the FY 2018 Air Force penalty total is $14.373M. The calculated percentage reduction to each research, development, test and evaluation and procurement account will be allocated proportionally from all programs, projects, or activities under such account. This effort is in Budget Activity 4, Advanced Component Development and Prototypes (ACD&P), because efforts are necessary to evaluate integrated technologies, representative modes or prototype systems in a high fidelity and realistic operating environment.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2020
• Source ID: 0207110F_4_3600_PB_2020
• Change Summary Explanation: FY 2018: -$10.032M SBIRS and -$.750M FFRDC reductions FY 2019: -$70.0M Congressional Mark and -$4.4M FFRDC reductions FY 2020: Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) saved $356.5M in BY. NGAD Description: Decision to defer development of specific classified technologies and refocus resources to develop the most promising classified technologies, which improve lethality by providing expanded capabilities.
• Service Agency Name: Air Force

Entities

Organizations

• United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Air Force
• Air Power
• Classification
• Contracts
• Cost Analysis
• Cost Overruns
• Costs
• Integrated Systems
• Military Operations
• Procurement
• Product Development
• Product Prototyping
• Program Management
• Standards
• System Of Systems
• Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

• Computer science

Readers

• Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.