NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The Air Force’s first F-47 fighter is now being built by Boeing , and the advanced jet is expected to have its initial flight in 2028, Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin said Monday.

Allvin, speaking at the Air and Space Forces’ Air, Space and Cyber Conference, said that Boeing’s team worked quickly to start manufacturing the sixth-generation fighter after their selection was announced in March.

“It’s the platform that, along with the rest of the [accompanying family of] systems, is going to ensure [air] dominance into the future,” Allvin said. “In the few short months since we made the [F-47] announcement, they are already beginning to manufacture the first article. We’re ready to go fast. We have to go fast.”

The F-47, previously known as Next Generation Air D

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