F-47 Program Producing Test Aircraft, on Schedule for 2028 Flight

Forget China’s J-20 or J-35A: The US Air Force’s New F-47 NGAD Fighter Is Coming Soon

The F-47 now has a date. Gen. Dale White said on July 29 that the fighter entered development with unprecedented maturity and would fly before January 2029, and Defense News reported the next day that test aircraft are in production for a planned 2028 first flight. The public performance floor is above Mach 2 with a combat radius greater than 1,000 nautical miles, nearly double the F-22's. It is not designed to arrive alone: the Air Force has co…

US' first sixth-gen fighter jet's maiden flight expected in 2028

The United States’ next-generation fighter aircraft program has reached a significant milestone. Boeing has begun manufacturing prototype aircraft for the F-47, the U.S. Air Force’s future sixth-generation stealth fighter. According to Air Force officials, the program remains on schedule, with the aircraft’s maiden flight expected in 2028.The progress marks the transition from years of design, research, and technology demonstrations to the const…

F-47 program producing test aircraft, on schedule for 2028 flight

The F-47 program has begun its engineering and manufacturing phase and will fly during this presidential administration, a service official said.

Air Force aims to have next-gen engine ready for aircraft integration by 2030

DAYTON, Ohio — The Air Force is gearing up to begin prototyping and testing its next-generation engine so it can be retrofitted onto an aircraft before the end of the decade, according to a service official. The Next-Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) program recently completed a pre-prototyping readiness review, John Sneden, portfolio acquisition executive for propulsion, told reporters this week at the Air Force’s Life Cycle Industry Days. …

Will The F-47 Have To Fly Initially With Inferior Engines?

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