'Nothing in world comes even close to it': Trump announces F-47, 6-th Gen fighter jet by Boeing

President Donald Trump Friday unveiled the sixth generation fighter aircraft which will come to be called F-47 in the name of the new plane is reportedly an endorsement for himself as the 47th president. It's a great number, F-47. It's something the likes of which no one has ever seen. When it comes to all of the qualities of a fighter plane, there's never been anything remotely like it, from speed to maneuverability to what it can carry for payload," Trump said.

Boeing would produce this new-generation air superiority fighter jet

Trump indicated that Boeing would produce this new-generation air superiority fighter jet to replace F-22 Raptor, which was the first fifth-generation fighter aircraft in the world.

🚨BREAKING: President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announce the 6th generation fighter jet:

"The F47 will be the most advanced, capable, and lethal aircraft ever built. We're confident that it overpowers the capabilities of any nation."
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"Nothing in the world comes even close to it," the president explained in the Oval Office. Defense secretary Pete Hegseth announced the F-47 is a great day for the warfighters.

Clear message to our allies that we're not going anywhere

"We've had the F-15. We've had F-16, the F-18, the F-22, the F-35. Now we have the F-47," he declared. "It sends a very direct, clear message to our allies that we're not going anywhere, and to our enemies that we can, we will be able to project power around the globe unimpeded for generations to come."

.@POTUS: "The F-47 will be the most advanced, most capable, most lethal aircraft ever built. An experimental version of the plane has secretly been flying for almost 5 years and we're confident that it massively overpowers the capabilities of any other nation." pic.twitter.com/J33fjUogs5

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Air force's next generation air dominance

The system is being regarded as a "family of systems" and will reportedly operate with uncrewed Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) that are being designed to be semiautonomous "loyal wingmen" for the new jets, Business Insider stated. As per reports, Boeing and Lockheed Martin were competing in a grueling contest to construct the new plane that is designed to be the centerpiece of the Air Force's Next Generation Air Dominance.

Construction of the NGAD is intended against China

(NGAD) The Air Force needed a new plane with the range, speed and stealth to fly over the Indo-Pacific region and counter some of China's most advanced weapon systems. Actually, the construction of the NGAD is intended against China which has also operationalized competent fifth-generation fighters and operated what appear to be 6th gen fighter prototypes.

Is F-47 already secretly flying?

Yes, in his declaration Donald Trump indicated that an experimental version of the plane secretly has been flying for nearly five years. "The F-47 will be the most advanced, most capable, most lethal aircraft ever made. An experimental version of the plane has secretly been flying for nearly 5 years and we're confident that it massively outperforms the capability of any other country," Trump stated.