Pentagon Responds to Release of Photograph Taken by Navy Pilot Showing an Unidentified Object

Pentagon Wants to Delay Navy’s Next-Gen Fighter to Focus on F-47

The Pentagon wants to give priority to the Air Force’s F-47 stealth fighter over Navy plans to develop its own next-generation jet, arguing that pursuing the two programs at the same time could delay them both.

Pentagon responds to release of photograph taken by Navy pilot showing an unidentified object

Pentagon's Strategic Pivot: Funding F-47 Over Navy's F/A-XX Risks Delays in Next-Gen Air Dominance

The U.S. Department of Defense has proposed a major pivot in next-generation fighter development, seeking to funnel $500 million away from the U.S. Navy's F/A-XX program to the U.S. Air Force's F-47 fighter initiative. This move, revealed in a report to the House and Senate defense policy committees, has sparked significant debate in Washington, potentially impacting the Navy’s long-term air superiority goals.

Pentagon Wants To Shift Funds From Navy F/A-XX To USAF F-47: Report

The U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter program looks to have hit another snag, with the Pentagon reportedly prioritizing the Air Force’s F-47 stealth fighter, amid concerns about how to run the two efforts simultaneously. Already, the F/A-XX was in limbo, with a U.S. official telling TWZ last month that the future of the program was still being reviewed. This came after reports that a contract award for the Navy’s new combat jet could b…

Air Force chief reveals new details on future F-47 jet

Flying Force Chief of Personnel Gen. David Allvin teased numerous brand-new attributes of the upcoming F-47 advanced fighter jet in a current social networks post. Gen. Allvin stated in a post on X that the Flying force prepares to develop more than 185 of the sophisticated stealth jets he referred to as the next-generation air supremacy fighter. ” Our @usairforce will continue to be the world’s finest example of speed, dexterity, and lethality,…