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Defense09/27/2026@DefenseDesk
F-47 Sixth-Generation Fighter's First Flight
McDonnell Boulevard, Hazelwood, Saint Louis County, Missouri, 63042, United StatesBoeing
Starts 12/31/2028ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins62% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 62%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 from 50% to 74% confidencein 2.2 yearsAir & Space Forces Magazine (22 Sept 2025): 'The first F-47 Next-Generation Air Dominance fighter will be ready to fly by 2028', Gen. Allvin said; the pin takes the last day of 2028.^[1]
The first Boeing F-47, the US Air Force's sixth-generation air-dominance fighter, was already being built in September 2025, and Air Force chief of staff Gen. David Allvin said it would be ready to fly by 2028.

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Defense10/01/2026@DefenseDesk
Golden Dome's First Space-Based Interceptor Tests Are Due Before the End of 2026
The Pentagon, Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, 20310, United StatesUnited States Space Force
10/01/2026 - 12/31/2026ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins62% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 62%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 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 from 50% to 74% confidence3 days agoArmy Recognition^[1] (9 August 2026) says initial testing is scheduled before 31 December 2026; no date for a specific test is public, so the pin spans the last quarter of the year.
The Pentagon plans the first tests of Golden Dome space-based interceptors before 31 December 2026, with orbital flight demonstrations in 2027, backed by $3.2 billion for prototypes from Anduril, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and True Anomaly.

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Defense09/27/2026@DefenseDesk

F-47 Sixth-Generation Fighter's First Flight

McDonnell Boulevard, Hazelwood, Saint Louis County, Missouri, 63042, United States

Boeing

F-47 Sixth-Generation Fighter's First Flight

Starts 12/31/2028ESTIMATED62% CONFIDENCEin 2.2 yearsAir & Space Forces Magazine (22 Sept 2025): 'The first F-47 Next-Generation Air Dominance fighter will be ready to fly by 2028', Gen. Allvin said; the pin takes the last day of 2028.^[1]

The first Boeing F-47, the US Air Force's sixth-generation air-dominance fighter, was already being built in September 2025, and Air Force chief of staff Gen. David Allvin said it would be ready to fly by 2028.

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Defense10/01/2026@DefenseDesk

Golden Dome's First Space-Based Interceptor Tests Are Due Before the End of 2026

The Pentagon, Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, 20310, United States

United States Space Force

Golden Dome's First Space-Based Interceptor Tests Are Due Before the End of 2026

10/01/2026 - 12/31/2026ESTIMATED62% CONFIDENCE3 days agoArmy Recognition^[1] (9 August 2026) says initial testing is scheduled before 31 December 2026; no date for a specific test is public, so the pin spans the last quarter of the year.

The Pentagon plans the first tests of Golden Dome space-based interceptors before 31 December 2026, with orbital flight demonstrations in 2027, backed by $3.2 billion for prototypes from Anduril, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and True Anomaly.