-To counter future sixth-generation threats from China and Russia in the Arctic, Canada must look beyond the F-35. -The most pragmatic option is to join the U.S. Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) ...

Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Air Force's next-generation F-47 fighter, the centerpiece of its NGAD program, is a "stealth++" marvel with a 1,000-nautical-mile combat radius. -However, the current ...

The race to develop 6th-generation aircraft is no longer a future vision – it’s now a defining force behind U.S. defense strategy. With cutting-edge platforms like the B-21 Raider, the F-47 and the ...

Boeing has begun building the U.S. Air Force’s next generation stealth fighter and intends to fly it for the first time in 2028, Gen. David Allvin, the Air Force chief of staff, said Monday. Allvin’s ...

In March 2025, the United States Air Force made the announcement that Boeing, not Lockheed Martin, will build its new, state-of-the-art F-47 fighter jet, America's first sixth-generation stealth ...

Michelle Thomason is a member of the Young Leaders Program at The Heritage Foundation. Wilson Beaver is a senior policy advisor in the Allison Center for National Security at The Heritage Foundation.

It's been six months already since American president Donald Trump announced the name of the country's (and the world's) first-ever sixth generation combat aircraft, and with everything going on in ...

In March 2025, the U.S. government announced it will be working on the next generation of fighter jet to join its illustrious military ranks: the F-47. The country already owns a few jets counted ...

The F-47 is expected to replace or complement existing fifth-generation fighters, such as the F-22 Raptor, with initial operational capability anticipated sometime in the late 2020s or early 2030s.

Late last month, as Defense Scoop reports, the Pentagon requested $3.5 billion from Congress to continue development work on the Boeing F-47. In contrast, the Pentagon asked for just $74 million in ...

Boeing beat out Lockheed Martin to win the F-47 fighter jet contract in March. Now, Boeing may have a chance to win the Navy's F/A-XX as well, and by default. The Pentagon is requesting funds for the ...