Now, however, nations are moving ahead with the sixth generation of combat jets. In the past few months, China has flown its ...

In August 1987, the Army gave me about seven months to finish my college degree or else. While I enlisted as a private in 1980, I got commissioned in 1984. At that time, you only needed two years ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced the development of a 6th generation fighter aircraft. America will build it under ...

On March 21, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Boeing would be awarded a contract valued at more than $20 billion to develop the F-47, a sixth-generation ...

Allvin avoided specifics regarding the F-47’s features. But he did mention that the X-planes have been testing NGAD technologies for five years now, “flying hundreds of hours, testing cutting-edge ...

The benefit of canards is improved maneuverability and stability, especially at high angles of attack. But canards lead to higher observability—and hence less stealth.

The introduction of the F-47 is set to redefine aerial warfare due to several features: Crewed Sixth-Generation Fighter: The F-47 is touted as the world’s first crewed sixth-generation fighter, ...

The F-47 introduces a variety of critical enhancements that position it as a formidable successor to the F-22. Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin emphasized that the F-47 is designed to outpace ...

See the evolution of Boeing's design of the F-47, a sixth-generation stealth fighter jet, compared with competing NGAD ...

Discover the revolutionary F-47 fighter jet, Boeing's sixth-generation air superiority marvel developed under the U.S. Air ...

For a fraction of the cost of the F-47, swarms of drones can be built and integrated with existing airframes like the F-22 ...

US President Donald Trump has recently awarded Boeing the contract to build the US Air Force's most sophisticated fighter jet ...