The Air Force is pursuing its Next-Generation Air Dominance program as the Navy works to field its adjacent F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter series. While the US Air Force and Navy currently fly some ...

The NGAD concept accelerated in the late 2010s, driven by concerns that the F-22 fleet was too small—with fewer than 200 airframes complete—and that the F-35, more of a digital node than a dogfighter, ...

Article Summary and Key Points - The F-47 Next Generation Air Dominance fighter (NGAD) is worth its eye-watering $300 million price tag. -After a brief “strategic pause,” the Trump administration ...

Lockheed Martin has begun the “engineering analysis” around adding sixth-generation features to the company’s fifth-generation fighters based on development work it did on the losing bid for the Air ...

A rendering of the Boeing F-47. Credit: U.S. Air Force The Pentagon is requesting $3.5 billion for its F-47 Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program, a slight jump from previous expectations ...

On September 22, 2025, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin said Boeing has started making the first F-47 airframes under the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program. This is the start ...

Key Points and Summary - The F-47 NGAD will be the most advanced U.S. fighter ever—long-range, stealthy, and teamed with drone wingmen—but its real test isn’t tech, it’s scale. -At $300M per jet, ...

Although reminiscent of the official F-47 renderings, the model in RTX’s video is actually based on a notional design by artist Rodrigo Avella. A new promotional video released by RTX, parent company ...

The U.S. Department of Defense has launched a market research project seeking sources for the development of facilities for the Boeing F-47 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Posted on behalf of the ...

The first F-47, Boeing's successful pitch for the Next Generation Air Dominance fighter aircraft, is now being built and will fly for the first time in 2028, Gen. David Allvin said. (Air Force) ...

The FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act couples nearly $900 billion in defense spending with a rare dose of bipartisan clarity. -Lawmakers trim legacy bureaucracy and climate add-ons while ...