Air Force F-47 Fighter Has 1 ‘Weapon’ Russia and China Will Never Match

Air Force F-47 Fighter Has 1 ‘Weapon’ Russia and China Will Never Match

It’s a question quietly circulating inside the halls of the Pentagon, whispered among defense analysts, and beginning to take root in certain congressional offices: should the United States export the forthcoming F-47 sixth-generation fighter to allies? The Weapon Is Exports: Would the F-47 Really Ever Come Up For Sale The answer is yes—but only if […] The post Air Force F-47 Fighter Has 1 ‘Weapon’ Russia and China Will Never Match appeared firs…

F-47 6th Generation Fighter Future Force Size Questions Emerge

The U.S. Air Force is firmly of the view that its new F-47 6th generation stealth fighters are key to “how we win” in future fights, according to the service’s top general in charge of force structure planning. Though the Air Force previously said it would buy 200 of the next-generation combat jets, how many of the aircraft the service now plans to acquire is an open question as its vision of the core air superiority mission set continues to evo…