Ursa Major will mature two engines, one to replace Russian rocket engines for satellites and the other to support hypersonic testbeds and aerial targets.
“Ukraine [will] remain an independent nation,” SECAF Kendall said. "It’s time to start thinking longer-term about what [its] military might look like."
Angry Kitten’s name is a brew of inside joke and design goals, and is a departure from the typically terrifying military moniker, like Hellfire or Stryker.
The NGAD solicitation formally begins the process to choose a company to build the Air Force’s next advanced fighter system, which will replace the F-22.