In March 2025, just weeks into his second presidency, Donald Trump awarded Boeing the contract for the crewed sixth-generation fighter, the Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program, now christened the F-47. Boeing won the engineering and manufacturing development contract, valued at over US$20 billion, beating out Lockheed Martin. This was the biggest win for the beleaguered … Continue reading Boeing F-47: U.S. Fighter Pilots Unimpressed By Trump’s $20B Bet On A Company Struggling With Tankers & Trainers