Boeing Awarded Air Force’s Next-Gen Fighter Contract Written 24 March 2025
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Artist’s rendering of the F-47, a planned sixth-generation combat aircraft for the United States Air Force, released March 21, 2025. | Credit: US Air Force; Wikipedia; Public Domain
Defense One reports, “Boeing will develop and build a sixth-generation fighter jet for the Air Force, President Donald Trump announced Friday, ending months of deliberation about whether to proceed with the effort and how much it might cost. ‘After a rigorous and thorough competition between some of America’s top aerospace companies, the Air Force is going to be awarding the contract for the Next Generation Air Dominance platform to Boeing,’ Trump said. Boeing beat out Lockheed Martin, its only rival for the NGAD contract after Northrop Grumman dropped out last year.”
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