Air Force Lt. Gen. Mark Kelly said Wednesday that the Air Force’s $26.9 billion research and development budget represents a willingness to risk operational capacity in favor of regaining a technological advantage over adversaries.
“We’ll end up having to take some more risks in the next couple of years,” said Kelly, deputy chief of staff for operations at Air Force headquarters, speaking at the Air Force Association in Arlington, Virginia.
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