Air Force Names New Fighter Jet For Glorious Leader

Via press release from the Air Force:

The Department of the Air Force announced today the contract award for the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) of the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) Platform, marking a major milestone in the advancement of air superiority. The contract, awarded to Boeing, will lead to the development of the F-47, the world’s first sixth-generation fighter aircraft.

“I’m thrilled to announce that, at my direction, the United States Air Force is moving forward with the world’s first sixth-generation fighter jet,” said President Donald J. Trump during a press briefing at the White House. “Nothing in the world comes even close to it, and it’ll be known as the F-47.”

This decision follows a fair and thorough source selection process conducted by the Air Force, reaffirming the NGAD Platform as the most capable and cost-effective solution to maintain air superiority in an increasingly complex and contested global threat environment.

“Now we have the F-47, which sends a very direct, clear message to our allies that we’re not going anywhere… and to our enemies that we can, and we will be able to project power around the globe, unimpeded, for generations to come,” said Secretary of Defense, the Honorable Pete Hegseth.

Fox News reports:

Trump said the US military selected the number 47 – which he described as a “beautiful number” – for the aircraft. He is the 45th and 47th President of the US. “The generals picked that title,” he said.

Trump said that Boeing was awarded the contract after a “rigorous and thorough competition between some of America’s top aerospace companies.” The president also stated that an experiential version of the jet has apparently “secretly been flying” for nearly five years.

“The F-47 will be the most advanced, most capable, most lethal aircraft ever built,” Trump told reporters. “America’s enemies will never see it coming,” he later added.

You’ll note that the Air Force release left out that bit about numbering the jet to honor Glorious Leader.