Pentagon to give F-47 a $3.5 billion injection in FY-26

Pentagon to give F-47 a $3.5 billion injection in FY-26

The Air Force's new sixth-generation stealth fighter could receive $3.5 billion in fiscal year 2026, according to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Boeing’s F-47 Next Generation Air Dominance penetrating aircraft is a “generational platform,” Hegseth said in his written testimony to the House Appropriations defense subcommittee today. “The F-47 will have significantly longer range, more advanced stealth, be more sustainable, supportable and have h…

Hegseth Pitches $3.5 Billion For F-47 in 2026 Budget | Air & Space Forces Magazine

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s first trip to Capitol Hill to argue for next year’s Pentagon budget shed new light on funding for some of the Air Force’s top-priority acquisition programs, even as the department continues to hide its 2026 request from view. The military will invest in advanced technologies that could prevail in a war with China while cutting less-resilient equipment that has been saved by parochial interests, Pentagon official…