Boeing Wins F-47 Next Generation Air Dominance Fighter Contract

[Talyn]

New announcement and early info. Proof of comcept demonstrator(s) has been flying for a few years.

In the biggest development for U.S. Air Force tactical air power in more than two decades, Boeing has been announced as the winner of the service’s F-47 Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) ‘fighter’ initiative. As the centerpiece of the NGAD effort, the new crewed sixth-generation stealth combat jet is set to change air combat forever, with the Air Force hoping to begin fielding it the next decade.

Boeing Wins F-47 Next Generation Air Dominance Fighter Contract

The Air Force next and possibly last manned tactical jet will be built by Boeing.

www.twz.com

 

[trader]

off they go...still like the f-22 though

 

[BassCliff]

Hi,

Buying a large fleet of these planes would be cheaper than a war. "Peace through strength". Just keep the secret stuff away from Russia and China.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

 

[SimonRL]

What a coincidence, I’ve been saying F-47 since…oh yeah…January 20th

 

[KillerFord1977]

Hi,

Buying a large fleet of these planes would be cheaper than a war. "Peace through strength". Just keep the secret stuff away from Russia and China.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

China already got it. Ages ago

 

[SimonRL]

Hi,

Buying a large fleet of these planes would be cheaper than a war. "Peace through strength". Just keep the secret stuff away from Russia and China.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

There’s a reason that Boeing got pushed out of the tactical aircraft game - they couldn’t deliver. Let’s hope they do a better job than their commercial efforts.

 

[KillerFord1977]

Wonder how many soda cans and trash the Air Force will find in this prototypes structure like they do all the rest of Boeings aircraft

 

[USMC6094]

I hope they're better built than their airliners, and space craft

 

[Talyn]

The F-46 prototype couldn't remember where the runway was, and how to take off.

Plus, its sensors just wanted to follow women and little girls around the tarmac, the check engine light would never turn off, and its CPU would always suddenly go into sleep mode.

 

[Talyn]

The F-15EX has passed with flying colors.

The Boeing fighter branch is the former McD operation out of St. Louis vs. Seattle.

Hope the USAF has learned some program mgt. lessons based on the experience with the F-35.

 

[Talyn]

More....

F-47 Was Born Out Of Secret X-Planes Built By Both Boeing And Lockheed

Each firm built a demonstrator jet, one flying in 2019 and the other in 2022, that logged hundreds of hours, resulting in major program risk reduction.

www.twz.com

Boeing wins contract for NGAD fighter jet, dubbed F-47

The Air Force said Boeing's F-47 will fly by the end of President Trump's administration.

www.defensenews.com

 

[Talyn]

And more...

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

theaviationist.com

 

[Talyn]

And still more...

What The F-47's Canards Say About The Rest Of Its Design

The most surprising feature on the F-47 Next Generation fighter are canard foreplanes that aren't conducive to extreme degrees of stealth.

www.twz.com

 

[Talyn]

Leaked pic of a pilot getting into the XF-47 Stealth Fighter demonstrator for a flight test after a rain shower.