When Will The Boeing F-47 Fighter Jet Enter Service?

When Will The Boeing F-47 Fighter Jet Enter Service?

We know that Boeing is already designing the next generation of fighter jets for the United States, but when are these aircraft expected to enter service?

F-47 next-generation fighter jet to fly sooner than expected, says Boeing Phantom Works chief

Speaking at the National Defense Industrial Association’s Emerging Technologies for Defence Conference and Exhibition on 29 August, Miller noted that while specifics remain classified, “I think it’ll happen faster than normal.” He emphasised that the aircraft was “born in Phantom Works” and “built on decades of technical development.” “Constant R&D … enabled the underlying technologies that come together in that platform,” Miller said, adding th…

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Navy still worrying about its new plane… Earlier this year, Boeing won the downselect process for the Air Force’s future fighter project, an aircraft that will become the F-47. Boeing is also a participant in the F/A-XX competition, along with Northrop Grumman. Unsurprisingly, Boeing’s entry appears to resemble the F-47. It is not clear how much cross-pollination took place between the two design teams. Still, it is to be expected that the same…