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USAF: Boeing F-47 Design Progressing, First Flight On Track
The U.S. Air Force said Boeing is progressing with the F-47 sixth-generation fighter design and remains on track for a first flight within the next two years, consistent with the programme's 2028 objective. Officials credited earlier technology-maturation and risk-reduction work with giving engineering and manufacturing development a head start. The current activity is design finalization and programme execution, not operational fielding or production delivery. Industrial-base capacity and skilled personnel remain important constraints as the Pentagon balances the F-47 with other advanced aircraft development programmes.