Trump, Hegseth Announce the New Future Fighter Jet F-47
President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that Boeing would build the future fighter jet F-47.
“The F-47 will be the most advanced, most capable, most lethal aircraft ever built,” said Trump. “An experimental version of the plane has secretly been flying for almost five years, and we’re confident that it massively overpowers the capabilities of any other nation.”
The jet, known as Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAF), will be the “crown jewel” of our Air Force’s future drone aircraft. It will be able “to penetrate the air defenses of China and any other potential foes.”
“Level five is good, this is level six,” continued Trump. “They say the F-47 is equipped with state of the art stealth technology. It’s virtually unseeable and unprecedented power. It’s got the most power of any jet of its kind ever made. Maneuverability, likewise, there’s never been anything like it.”
The public will likely not see renderings of the plane, keeping it secret to avoid enemies from stealing secrets.
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin said:
This is more options for the president. We say as our mission in the United States Air Force is to fly, fight, and win air power anytime, anywhere. If you want to go anywhere, you have to have a platform that gets you anywhere.This provides the president options from the very one end, which is a quick response, and then we can get right back into fighting stance without having to deploy troops that are going to take maybe months and cost more lives. We can be back in fighting stance and maybe we restore that to terms all the way to decisive victory as part of a joint force that is most lethal and capable military evidence in the history. That’s what we provide now and this allows us to provide into the future.It’s more deterrence, more capability. It’s what peace through strength looks like into the future, Mr. President. So we’re very proud of that. And all we can say is on behalf of the United States Air Force.
Boeing won the contract to build the F-47.
Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) said Boeing will build the jet in St. Louis.
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