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The F-47 NGAD fighter is already being built: Inside the "X-plane" tests that fooled America's rivals

Summary and Key Points: Boeing has shocked the defense world by moving the F-47 sixth-generation fighter into production just ...
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Boeing and Lockheed Martin Each Flew 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 ...
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First look: NGAD F-47 stealth jet may hide like a bomber

The NGAD F-47 is being shaped to do something no American fighter has done before: slip into the battlespace with the radar and thermal subtlety of a stealth bomber while still fighting like an air ...
The Aviationist

U.S. Air Force Chief Teases Boeing F-47 Performance and Possible In-Service Date

The USAF Chief of Staff posted a graphic featuring the Boeing F-47 stating the aircraft will be in service in the 2025-2029 timeframe with 185+ units planned. Chief of Staff General David Allvin ...