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Air Force says Boeing F-47 is ahead, targets 2028 first flight

The Boeing-built F-47 is ahead of schedule, according to the U.S. Air Force, but the fighter has yet to clear the milestone ...

Backtrack? Why Boeing's F-47 is being considered over this homegrown 6th-gen fighter

As the budget crisis slows down the Global Combat Air Programme, Japan considers the implications of Boeing's rapidly ...
Defense News

F-47 program producing test aircraft, on schedule for 2028 flight

U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in the Oval Office, March 2025, announcing the sixth-generation F-47 program. (Yuri Gripas/Bloomberg via Getty Images) The U.S. Air ...

First US sixth-gen fighter jet will be the F-47, Trump says, and Boeing, not Lockheed, is going to build it

The NGAD is set to succeed the F-22 Raptor, which entered service two decades ago, as the US Air Force's top air dominance ...

Israel to request information on US F-47 sixth-generation fighter jet, may seek to acquire for IAF

The Boeing F-47 is expected to complete its first flights in 2028, according to US media reports.
Yahoo

F-47 fighter program powers ahead with billions in funding

The US Air Force says development of the Boeing F-47 remains on schedule, with the first flight still expected during 2028 under the Next Generation Air Dominance program. Designed to replace the F-22 ...
Newsweek

What Is The New F-47 Fighter Jet? What We Know About Trump’s Boeing Push

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing the contract to develop the F-47, ...
Task & Purpose

What is China’s government saying about the F-47?

We have updated our Privacy Policy. Please review to learn more. By continuing to use our services, you agree to these updates. By David Roza Published Jun 4, 2026 8: ...
The Aviationist

Pratt & Whitney Shows F-47-Like Fighter in Latest XA103 Adaptive Engine Video

Pratt & Whitney shared a new video about the XA103 engine, which includes a computer-generated rendition of an F-47-inspired design. However, it is exactly that: nothing more than a notional aircraft.
Newsweek

China Flies Next-Generation Fighter After Trump Announces US F-47 Jet

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. China's next-generation J-36 fighter aircraft has been spotted in the ...
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What We Know About the F-47, the US 6th-Generation Aircraft

President Donald Trump has announced that Boeing will build the U.S. Air Force’s sixth-generation fighter jet. Air Force leaders will now move to produce fleets of the new aircraft, officially ...
Yahoo

F-47 program producing test aircraft, on schedule for 2028 flight

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in the Oval Office, March 2025, announcing the sixth-generation ...