{"id":84883,"date":"2025-09-22T16:40:39","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T16:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2025\/09\/22\/first-f-47-now-being-built-will-fly-in-2028-us-air-force-chief\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:23:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:23:19","slug":"first-f-47-now-being-built-will-fly-in-2028-us-air-force-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2025\/09\/22\/first-f-47-now-being-built-will-fly-in-2028-us-air-force-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"First F-47 now being built, will fly in 2028: US Air Force chief"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. \u2013 The Air Force\u2019s first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2025\/05\/14\/air-force-eyes-longer-range-for-f-47-as-combat-edge-in-pacific-theater\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2025\/05\/14\/air-force-eyes-longer-range-for-f-47-as-combat-edge-in-pacific-theater\/\">F-47 fighter is now being built by Boeing<\/a>, and the advanced jet is expected to have its initial flight in 2028, Chief of Staff Gen. 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We have to go fast.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The F-47, previously known as Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD), is intended to replace the F-22 Raptor. Little is known about the highly classified aircraft, but it is expected to have state-of-the-art stealth capabilities, weapons and engines and fly with autonomous drone wingmen known as collaborative combat aircraft. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In May, Allvin posted a graphic online that said the F-47 will have a combat radius of more than 1,000 nautical miles, and be able to fly at speeds greater than Mach 2, or more than 1,500 miles per hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In that May post, Allvin said the Air Force plans to buy at least 185 F-47s, which would match or exceed the size of the F-22 fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the Air Force to succeed in a future war, Allvin noted that it must be able to overwhelmingly dominate adversaries in the sky, and said the F-47 will provide that capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s not enough just to be able to stick the jab,\u201d Allvin said. \u201cYou\u2019ve got to be able to let your adversary know you can put them on the canvas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During his AFA keynote, Allvin lauded the people working on the F-47 and said their enthusiasm will ensure the program will be successful. 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