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The F-47 NGAD was supposed to be America’s best-kept secret. Skywatchers at Area 51 likely caught it on thermal cameras

UFO watchers outside Area 51 didn't catch aliens — they appear to have caught the F-47 NGAD, the Air Force's tailless ...
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The F-47 NGAD fighter may be the costliest weapon in history — and China says that’s exactly why it won’t matter

As the United States Air Force prepares to accept its newest jet, the F-47, into service, the reaction from America’s ...

Is This A Glimpse Of The Aircraft That Gave Birth To The F-47?

A purported sighting over Area 51 has features that would fit with what we think we know about the F-47, but many questions ...
The National Interest

NGAD vs. F/A-XX: Which Is the Better Fighter?

Following its development in 2019, the NGAD program is being shaped to represent a “portfolio of technologies enabling air superiority.” When the sixth-generation family of systems reaches operational ...

What is China’s government saying about the F-47?

Observers in China think America’s sixth-generation fighter could either be a costly boondoggle or a cutting-edge threat.
AOL

First US sixth-gen fighter jet will be the F-47, Trump says, and Boeing, not Lockheed, is going to build it

A US Air Force F-22 Raptor, soon to be replaced by the Next Generation Air Dominance fighter.US Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stefan Alvarez The way forward for the US Air Force's mysterious ...
NextBigFuture

F-47 Next Generation Fighter Starts Production – Dawn of 6th Gen NGAD

On September 22, 2025, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin said Boeing has started making the first F-47 airframes under the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program. This is the start ...

Why The Boeing F-47's Stealth Design Makes The F-22 Raptor Look Like A First Draft

A new era in air dominance dawns.