Boeing won a contract to design and build the U.S.’s next-generation stealth fighter jet, beating out rival Lockheed Martin Corp. for the multibillion dollar program aimed at preparing the

After six months of uncertainty, the US Air Force is moving ahead with the Next Generation Air Dominance programme, choosing Boeing to build the new F-47 sixth-generation crewed fighter platform.

President Donald Trump told reporters in an Oval Office briefing on Friday that the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) is designated the F-47. The aircraft is a sixth-generation design incorporating stealth aerodynamics with advanced threat detection and precision weapons systems.