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Rob Wittman, R-Va., who chairs the House Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, told Defense News that \u201cthe Navy needs to speed that up, so that\u2019s why we want to report on what they\u2019re doing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force is juggling several technology development efforts in parallel, including work on advanced engines and a next-generation tanker to give the NGAD fighter additional range in highly contested environments. Wittman said he wants to ensure one technology doesn\u2019t fall behind, and potentially lead to bad decisions for other components.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the various technology development efforts are properly aligned, \u201cwe can either deliver on time or deliver to the left,\u201d or ahead of schedule, he explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One nightmare scenario, he said, is that the aircraft\u2019s development gets ahead of engine development, and the Air Force eventually realizes it made a bad decision that would have been avoided if the engine had matured faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe want to see all those things happen in a sequence where one takes advantage of the other \u2026 so we\u2019re making maximum use of resources,\u201d Wittman said of the annual reporting requirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked about the gap between the Navy\u2019s and the Air Force\u2019s progress on NGAD, Wittman said the Navy must set its requirements beyond simply seeking a carrier-based fighter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force about five years ago realized its fifth-generation fighters were at risk from Chinese weapons within the first island chain, Wittman noted. 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