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Boeing and Lockheed Martin Each Flown an X-Plane in Preparation for NGAD

After the U.S. Air Force selected the F-47, DARPA disclosed that Boeing and Lockheed Martin each built a demonstrator aircraft for NGAD, which first flew in 2019 and 2022. In another bit of ...
Business Insider

See the competing F-47 stealth fighter jet concepts from Boeing, Lockheed, and more that led to the Air Force's NGAD

Boeing won the $20 billion contract to develop the US Air Force's sixth-gen stealth fighter, the F-47. The designation is a nod to the P-47 fighter, the Air Force's founding year, and the 47th ...
The National Interest

Donald Trump’s “F-55” Fighter Already Exists—It’s the F-22 Raptor!

The Pentagon must choose between waiting for the F-47 and hoping it is the right fighter to provide air superiority, or resurrecting the F-22 program. Earlier this year, after Lockheed Martin failed ...
The National Interest

President Trump Briefed on Sixth-Gen Fighter Programs

The White House could determine the future of the United States Air Force’s and United States Navy’s sixth-generation fighter plans in the coming weeks. The Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance ...