Revealing F-47 Contract Announcement Rewards Boeing, Upends Lockheed

F-47 in front of U.S. flag

The Air Force plans to spend $29 billion over the next five years on the NGAD family of systems, including about $20 billion for the F-47 alone.

Credit: U.S. Air Force concept
Capping a plot-twisting, decade-long process to select a worthy successor to the Lockheed Martin F-22, President Donald Trump announced a contract award to Boeing in a hastily arranged Oval Office ceremony while revealing important details about the design, cost, schedule and propulsion for the...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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