Boeing to build US Air Force’s sixth-generation fighter jet
The U.S. Air Force announced Boeing has been awarded a contract to design, build, and deliver its next-generation fighter aircraft, the F-47. The contract award is for engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) of the sixth-generation fighter aircraft, which has come to be known as the next generation air dominance (NGAD) platform.
Boeing will build the US Air Force’s next air superiority fighter
The decision is good news for Boeing's plant in St. Louis, which is scheduled to end production of the F/A-18 Super Hornet in 2027. Boeing lost its last bid to build a fighter jet when its X-32 lost out to Lockheed's X-35 in the Joint Strike Fighter competition in 2001.
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