America’s F-47 Takes Aim at China’s J-36 and J-50: The Sixth-Gen Fighter Race Accelerates

US says F-47 will be first sixth-gen jet. China’s J-36 and J-50 are already flying

Washington is “not too far away” from a production line for its F-47 sixth-generation fighter, a senior US Air Force official has said, as China presses ahead with flight-testing two different next-generation combat aircraft of its own. During a virtual event hosted by the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies on Monday, Brigadier General Timothy Helfrich, the service’s portfolio acquisition executive for fighters and advanced aircraft, said …

America’s F-47 Takes Aim at China’s J-36 and J-50: The Sixth-Gen Fighter Race Accelerates

The United States says it is moving closer to putting its first sixth-generation fighter jet into production, with the F-47 expected to make its first flight before the end of President Donald Trump’s current term. The claim comes as China continues flight-testing two tailless next-generation combat aircraft, widely referred to as the J-36 and J-50. […]