Tag: sixth-generation air-superiority

F-47

Boeing F-47 Gamble: How Trump’s NGAD Fighter Award Gave Crisis-Hit Aerospace Giant a Lifeline-And Sparked Deep Fears Over America’s Sixth-Generation Air Superiority

The Asia Live News Service - February 2, 2026
In March 2025, just weeks into his second presidency, US President Donald Trump handed Boeing the most consequential military aviation contract of the decade: the engineering and manufacturing development deal for the crewed sixth-generation fighter under the US Air Force’s...
F-35 fighter jets

Lockheed Martin Turns Setback into Strategy: F-35 to Get Sixth-Gen Upgrades After Losing NGAD Contract to Boeing

The Asia Live News Service - April 24, 2025
US President Donald Trump made an announcement that shook the American defense and aerospace establishment: Boeing would develop the next-generation, sixth-generation air-superiority fighter jet for the U.S. Air Force—officially named the F-47. The declaration marked a turning point in U.S....