Boeing wins the Air Force's NGAD sixth-generation fighter contract; the jet is named F-47

Boeing/F-47

The US Air Force picked Boeing over Lockheed Martin to build its Next Generation Air Dominance fighter, the F-47, which will replace the F-22. The cost-plus development contract covers maturing and testing the design and building test aircraft, with options for early production.

• Experimental NGAD jets had already flown for about five years, logging hundreds of hours.
• Program had been paused in May 2024 over costs estimated near $300M per aircraft.
• Air Force planned about $20B for the program from 2025 to 2029.