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Allvin: F-47 Development ‘Can Come at the Speed of Software, not Hardware’

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, May 20th, 2025

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Allvin: F-47 Development ‘Can Come at the Speed of Software, not Hardware’

Pictured is U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Dave Allvin during his testimony on Tuesday before the Senate Armed Services Committee.

The U.S. Air Force has more control over the development of the Boeing [BA] F-47 fighter than the service has had for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 Lightning II, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Dave Allvin said on Tuesday. "The primary difference is that we have more control of the project as it moves forward," Allvin said at a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing on the Department of the Air Force budget after SASC Chairman Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)…

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Army

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