The post describes the USAF’s sixth-generation F-47 (NGAD) moving into engineering and manufacturing development with production of a small number of test aircraft and a planned 2028 first flight. While not a battlefield deployment yet, it signals an emerging modular, long-range strike-capable air-superiority platform and a broader “family of systems” concept with collaborative combat aircraft.
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USAF F-47 NGAD enters EMD, producing test aircraft for 2028 first flight
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- Defense News · https://www.defensenews.com/industry/techwatch/2026/07/30/f-47-program-producing-test-aircraft-on-schedule-for-2028-flight/F-47 program producing test aircraft, on schedule for 2028 flight