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The F-47 reality check, why Boeing’s 6th gen fighter hype collides with stealth design, software, and timeline limits

The F-47 is being sold as a sixth generation breakthrough, but the design choices, contractor incentives, and drone wingman ...
The Asia Live

Shenyang J-50: China’s Sixth-Generation J-50 Stealth Fighter Emerges as Beijing’s Most Ambitious Attempt to Outpace U.S. NGAD and Europe’s FCAS, Signaling a Maj…

China’s relentless push to dominate the future battlespace has once again drawn global attention with its sixth-generation ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN

Sixth-gen fighter: China speeds up development of J-36, J-50 jet; challenge US’ air dominance

Often referred to as the J-36 and J-50, these aircraft are widely believed to represent China’s vision for future, ...
The Asia Live

China’s Third J-36 Sixth-Generation Fighter Completes Milestone Flight Test, Underscoring Beijing’s Accelerated Push to Define a New Era of Air Dominance as U.…

The flight of China’s third J-36 sixth-generation fighter prototype on December 25, 2025, marks far more than another step in ...
The National Interest on MSNOpinion

Europe cannot afford two distinct sixth-generation fighter jet programs

As America and China race towards a sixth-generation fighter jet, European countries must make up their minds: are two ...
AOL

First US sixth-gen fighter jet will be the F-47, Trump says, and Boeing, not Lockheed, is going to build it

Boeing has been selected to build the US Air Force's sixth-gen fighter aircraft. The Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter is expected to succeed the F-22 Raptor as the top air dominance ...
FlightGlobal

Pentagon assessment details Chinese advances in sixth-generation fighters, AEW&C systems and carrier operations

The US Department of War's latest annual assessment of Chinese military capabilities reveals significant progress in airpower development, including testing of two sixth-generation fighter aircraft ...
Aerospace Manufacturing and Design

3rd most read news item of 2025: Boeing to build US Air Force’s sixth-generation fighter jet

The U.S. Air Force announced Boeing has been awarded a contract to design, build, and deliver its next-generation fighter ...
Washington Examiner

First F-47 sixth-generation aircraft expected to fly in 2028, Allvin announces

Boeing is now building the first F-47 next-generation fighter aircraft, and it is expected to be ready to fly in 2028, Air Force chief of staff David Allvin announced on Monday. Allvin, who spoke at ...
The National Interest

F/A-XX Stealth Fighter Contractor Selection May Be Imminent

The Navy intends for the sixth-generation F/A-XX to replace the aging F/A-18 and E/A-18 aircraft. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reportedly approved plans to advance the Navy’s F/A-XX ...

America’s 7 Most Powerful Fighter Jets Of All Time

The United States has produced many of the most powerful and impactful fighter jets and these remain the mainstay of any air ...