F-35 commands MQ-20 Avenger drone via satellite link in key Collaborative Combat Aircraft teaming test by General Atomics.
US Air Force F-47
GE Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney advance XA102 and XA103 adaptive-cycle engines for the US Air Force Boeing F-47 fighter.
Pentagon confirms August 2026 contract decision for US Navy’s F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter to replace Super Hornets.
Chinese state media attack the F-47 fighter jet on cost, Boeing issues, and rare earths. U.S. experts counter the claims.
National Guard generals urge Congress to fund 72 to 100 new F-35A and F-15EX fighter jets annually to modernize the aging Air Force fleet.
A USAF wargame finds current modernization plans insufficient to defeat a Chinese Taiwan invasion by 2035. F-47 and B-21 key to any viable strategy.
The U.S. Air Force requests $1B in FY2027 to procure CCA drone wingmen, marking the program’s historic shift from development to production.
The U.S. F-47 secures $8.5B in funding, GCAP lands a $908M contract, while Franco-German FCAS stalls over industrial disputes in 2026.
The Pentagon’s fiscal 2027 budget requests only 38 F-35As for the U.S. Air Force out of 85 total F-35s, prompting analysts to warn the number is insufficient to reverse the service’s deepening fighter inventory shortfall amid competing modernization priorities.
The US Air Force seeks additional industry sources to produce the Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) or an equivalent system compatible with the F-47 fighter and B-21 Raider stealth bomber.