The US Air Force's F-47 Fighter Jet Timeline Has Changed, And That's A Problem

A next-gen fighter promises a major leap in air power, but the F-47's shifting timelines raise tough questions about what ...
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The F-47 secret revealed, America was flying a 6th gen fighter in total secrecy while China showed off prototypes

While China paraded their jets for the world, the U.S. was ALREADY flying the most INSANE stealth fighter ever built in ...
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Did the Boeing F-47 Make a Surprise Cameo in Pratt & Whitney Adaptive Cycle Engine Video?

It will soon be a year since American president Donald Trump announced the official birth of the country’s and the world’s first-ever sixth-generation combat aircraft, the Boeing F-47, and not much ...
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Why the F-47 NGAD already makes China's J-36 obsolete, America's 6th gen secret that flew 5 years before the world knew

The Pentagon just shocked the world by revealing Boeing's F-47 NGAD has been secretly flying for FIVE YEARS while China ...
Yahoo

Possible Change To F-47 6th Generation Fighter’s Designation Raised By Trump

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Donald Trump has brought up the possibility of changing the designation of the U.S. Air Force's F-47 sixth-generation ...
The Aviationist

First Boeing F-47 In Production, First Flight by 2028

U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General David Allvin announced on Sept. 22, 2025 that Boeing had begun the manufacturing process for the first production F-47, with a goal of seeing it airborne by 2028.
The National Interest

Will the F-47 Be Designated the ‘Phoenix?’ A New Patch Sheds Some Light

The F-47’s preliminary combat patch depicts a flaming bird—yet there are reasons to suspect the “Phoenix” will not be the sixth-generation plane’s official moniker. The Boeing F-47, the manned ...
New Atlas

New video may offer glimpse of secret F-47 fighter

In what may be a hint of things to come or a subtle act of disinformation, Pratt & Whitney has released a video possibly featuring a tantalizing new image of the Boeing F-47 sixth-generation fighter ...
Defense One

F-47’s first flight expected in 2028

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—The F-47 is expected to make its first flight in 2028, the Air Force’s top officer said Monday—advancing the timeline by a year. Officials had previously said the sixth-gen combat ...
The National Interest

The First F-47 NGAD Fighter Is Already in Production

The timely introduction of NGAD and all its related components is paramount for US national security interests. Progress surrounding the US Air Force’s Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program is ...
NextBigFuture

F-47 Next Generation Fighter Starts Production – Dawn of 6th Gen NGAD

On September 22, 2025, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin said Boeing has started making the first F-47 airframes under the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program. This is the start ...
The Daily Signal

The F-47: Next Generation Air Dominance

Michelle Thomason is a member of the Young Leaders Program at The Heritage Foundation. Wilson Beaver is a Senior Policy Advisor for Defense Budgeting and NATO Policy in The Heritage Foundation’s ...