President Trump said images of the F-47 fighter jets are on display in an oval office in Washington on Friday.
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President Trump has announced that Boeing will build the next generation of US Air Force fighter jets.
“They’re going to have unprecedented power,” Trump said Friday. [them] come. ”
Trump is the 47th US President, and Jet is called the F-47.
“The general chose the title, and that’s a beautiful number,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “Nothing is coming close to the world.”
Known as the Next Generation Aviation Domination, or NGAD, the F-47 participates in the legacy of high-performance jets, although little is known about its exact specifications, appearance, and capabilities. Trump teased that sixth generation fighters were “virtually inevitable” on radar.
Details of the contract cost remain unknown, but early estimates suggest that development costs will exceed $20 billion. According to The final price for the Associated Press is hundreds of millions of yen, War zone It has been reported.
“We gave us a lot of orders. We can’t tell you the price,” Trump said.
The announcement is a major victory for Boeing, and it is struggling to recover from a string of public relations crises and operational setbacks. The company’s reputation was hit after a 737 biggest crash in 2018 and 2019 and a door plug blown away in 2024. A long-standing problem With the KC-46 refueling tanker program.
The F-47 will be built in the Boeing manufacturing space in St. Louis. According to St. Louis Pacific Radio.
Boeing stocks rose about 5% on Friday shortly after Trump’s announcement.
The biggest competitor, Lockheed Martin, confirmed that its shares fell nearly 7%.
Lockheed Martin produces the F-35 jets, which form the backbone of the Air Force’s air force capabilities. However, the F-35 faces criticism. Especially from Trump’s ally Elon Musk, who called the F-35 “the expensive and complicated Jack of all trades, whom master.”
I have musk instead Called The US Department of Defense is investing more in drone technology instead of stealth jets.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegses said the new fighter jets will send a strong message about America’s commitment to remain a global leader in military aviation.
The new fighter jet “sents a very clear and direct message to allies that we are not going anywhere,” he said.
