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Boeing Edges Lockheed To Win F-47 NGAD Fighter Contract That Air Force Says Offers More Range, Stealth, Sustainability

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, March 21st, 2025

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Boeing Edges Lockheed To Win F-47 NGAD Fighter Contract That Air Force Says Offers More Range, Stealth, Sustainability

Artist rendering of F-47 NGAD. (Image: U.S. Air Force)

The Air Force last Friday awarded Boeing [BA] the contract to build the first sixth-generation manned fighter aircraft that it said will have more stealth, range, maneuverability, sustainability, readiness, and adaptability to meet future threats than the fifth-generation air superiority fighter it will replace, the F-22. The value of the F-47 Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) Platform award is classified and comes after nearly five years of flying experimental test planes, President Donald Trump said in announcing the award from…

Space

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Congress

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