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F-47

Boeing sixth-generation crewed fighter for the U.S. Air Force NGAD program.

by Boeing · Unveiled Mar 21, 2025

DevelopmentAircraftAirContract awardMar 21, 2025
Official U.S. Air Force concept rendering of the F-47 emerging through clouds

Photo: U.S. Air Force graphic · Public domain (PD-USGov-Military-Air Force) · Artist rendering of a concept, not a photograph of operational hardware. Source caption explicitly credits the U.S. Air Force graphic; DVIDS and the Air Force art record declare public domain. Source branding retained; resized and reencoded as WebP.

Milestones2025
  1. UnveiledF-47 designation announced, confirmed
  2. Contract awardNGAD engineering and manufacturing development contract awarded, confirmed

Crewed air-superiority fighter Boeing is developing under the Air Force's Next Generation Air Dominance engineering and manufacturing development contract, awarded in March 2025.

Timeline2

  1. UnveiledConfirmed

    F-47 designation announced

    The Air Force revealed the F-47 name and an artist rendering when it announced the NGAD award.

  2. Contract awardConfirmed

    NGAD engineering and manufacturing development contract awarded

The latest 10 milestones. Solid entries are confirmed, outlined reported, dashed estimated or still to come; dotted italic entries are speculative. Dates show only the precision the sources give.

Operators1

  • USUnited States