Daily Archives: Mar 13, 2026

Charles Mitchell

F-47: The Stealth Predator Set to Eclipse F-35 and F-22

The U.S. Air Force's F-47, conceived under the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program, is more than just an improvement upon the F-22 Raptor it is a total redefinition of air superiority. Boeing's acquisition of the engineering and manufacturing development contract represents the first time a sixth-generation fighter will...
Charles Mitchell

8 American Fighter Jets That Redefined Air Superiority

It doesn't take many examples that a fighter plane accumulates a moniker such as "The Jug" or "The Missile with a Man in It." However, there is a lot of U.S. aviation heritage abounding with planes whose legacies are as grand as their capabilities. Some were born in the...
Charles Mitchell

NGAD F‑47 vs. Navy F/A‑XX: Inside America’s Sixth‑Gen Fighter Race

The competition to shape America's air supremacy of the 2030s is playing out on two concurrent fronts: the U.S. Air Force's Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program around Boeing's newly christened F‑47, and the U.S. Navy's F/A‑XX, a carrier-capable air superiority fighter. Although both services are after different operational...