F-35 Troubles Knock Lockheed Martin Out of the Sixth-Gen Aircraft Competitions
Defense contracting giant Lockheed Martin was left in the dust by Boeing's exceptional sixth-generation aircraft: the F-47.
Last week, Boeing was awarded a contract to develop and build the sixth-generation F-47 fighter jet for the United States Air Force. It will be the centerpiece of the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program’s “system of systems,” which will include unmanned aerial systems (UAS).
It will now be developed as part of the accompanying Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program.
“I’m thrilled to announce that, at my direction, the United States Air Force is moving forward with the world’s first sixth-generation fighter jet… Nothing in the world comes even close to it,” President Donald Trump said on Friday from the Oval Office while announcing that Boeing had been awarded the contract.
However, Trump's choice of words often involves off-the-cuff and contradictory statements was telling. “Nothing in the world comes even close,” which is noteworthy as the U.S. Navy is expected to award a contract for its sixth-gen fighter this week, with that competition coming down to Boeing and Northrop Grumman.
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