Dominating the next generation of air The program, also known as the (NGAD) F-47 fighter jet, will replace Lockheed Martin's F-22 Raptor with an aircraft to fight alongside drones, Trump announced at the White House.
“The F-47 will become the most advanced, most capable and deadly aircraft ever built,” Trump said in his oval office. “The experimental version of the plane has been secretly flying for five years. Overwhelms the capabilities of other countries. ”
Boeing and Lockheed were competing The engineering and manufacturing development phase of the sixth generation fighter jet contract is the winner's all approach to granting hundreds of billions of dollars of winners over the lifetime of the program.
The designs of both aircraft companies were finalised last year.
This movement is consistent with that of the Pentagon. A new strategy focused on drone countersor an autonomous unmanned aircraft system set to dominate the battlefield in the coming years, especially when fighting enemies like China or Russia.
F-47 – Comparable to Trump's position as the 47th President of the United States – The F-22 is successfulThe country's first fifth generation fighter plane served about 20 years ago.
Trump didn't say how many jets the US wanted to source first, or how much each would cost, but initial estimates said the jets would be willing to do so, but the fleet would be “built in my control and built in the air.” Not dispatched until the 2030s.
He also raised the possibility that allies would buy it.Tone-down versionJet's.”
The Trump administration is trying to move forward after the NGAD programme faces delays and then faces possible cuts Budget concerns and potentially shift priorities Inside the Air Force
Last summer, former executive director Frank Kendall suspended the program to confirm its costs and requirements. The service conducted an internal review of the effort, calling an external panel of former senior officials to make a call to see if there was. Still needed For aircraft.
Both groups concluded that advanced fighter jets are still needed, and Air Force Secretary General David Albin reportedly reportedly The program was marketed to Trump..
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