Next Generation Air Dominance

Abstract

Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) Family of Systems (FoS) is a portfolio of technologies enabling Air Superiority for the Joint Force in the most challenging operational environments. Key NGAD FoS attributes include enhancements in survivability, lethality, persistence, crewed/uncrewed teaming and interoperability across a range of military operations. Program activities include the employment of digital acquisitions through the application of digital engineering, agile software development, open systems architectures and digital systems infrastructure. Funding provides for operational concept exploration, technology studies, multi-domain integration assessments, operational and system architecture development, maturation and risk reduction of air superiority related technologies, including autonomy, weapons systems and integrated system concept development and demonstration as well as program management support. Program management support costs includes but is not limited to A&AS, civilian pay, supplies, and facility related expenses. NGAD FoS technologies are available to other DoD systems based on emerging threats, AF priorities, and development capacity. DoD systems incorporating NGAD FoS technologies will include development, integration, and testing of capabilities. This program element supports the Secretary of the Air Force's Operational Imperatives, specifically "Defining the NGAD Family of Systems." This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such programs funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, 0606398F. In FY22 $14.302M was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in FY23 $24.621M is forecast for civilian pay expenses in this program element. 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, 2024
• Source ID: 0207110F_4_3600_PB_2024
• Change Summary Explanation: In FY 2022, $53.933M reduction due to SBIR. $17.8M was reprogrammed for other AF priorities. In FY 2023, $0.098M reduction due to FFRDC. In FY 2024, PE 0207179F, Project 647123 "Autonomous Collaborative Technologies" was retitled to "Collaborative Combat Aircraft" and transferred from PE 0207179F "Autonomous Collaborative Platforms" to PE 0207110F "Next Generation Air Dominance" in the amount of $392.210. Additional increase in FY 2024, PE 0207110F, Project 646007 in the amount of $278.752M for risk reduction efforts.
• Service Agency Name: Air Force

Entities

Organizations

• United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Air Platforms
• Autonomy
• Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Agile Software Development
• Air Force
• Air Power
• Aircrafts
• Contracts
• Digital Engineering
• Emerging Threats
• Engineering
• Integrated Systems
• Military Operations
• Product Development
• Product Prototyping
• Program Management
• Software Development
• Warfare
• Weapon Systems

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.