US official declares F-47 sixth-gen fighter is in production for 2028 take-off

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During his keynote address at the 2025 Air, Space and Cyber Conference, US Air Force Chief of Staff General David Allvin said Boeing had started production of the F-47.

In March, US President Donald Trump announced that Boeing would make the jets to replace the F-22 fighters under the Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) programme.

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At the time, Trump said experimental F-47 X-planes had been tested in secret over the past five years, with the first flight reportedly occurring in 2019.

US official declares F-47 sixth-gen fighter is in production for 2028 take-off

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