Kendall: Next-gen fighter still alive, but requires more affordable redesign

and agility by utilizing a collaborative digital design environment, enabling the convergence of design, manufacturing, and sustainment for future propulsion systems,” the company said in a statement to Defense News on June 29.Kendall did not elaborate on the potential redesign of NGAD or how its engine and other systems might change. But he said discussions are ongoing about how to execute what is a very ambitious program.“I want to be very clear that we are not abandoning NGAD,” Kendall said. “But we’re trying to do it in a more cost-effective way and be more realistic about the cost, within the realities of our budget situation.”