US Air Force Picks Boeing to Build the F-47 Sixth-Generation Fighter
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CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterBoeing's[1] release, datelined 'ARLINGTON, Va., March 21, 2025': 'The U.S. Air Force announced Boeing ... has been awarded a contract to design, build and deliver its next-generation fighter aircraft.'
The Air Force awarded Boeing the Next Generation Air Dominance contract to design, build and deliver the F-47, the first US sixth-generation fighter and the F-22's successor, beating Lockheed Martin; Trump announced it in the Oval Office.
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