The new American F-47 plane reviews its advanced ghost capabilities, the extent of the long weapons launch, and its role in driving the drifting of drones, with its impact on the future of the American air war and control of the sky.
Arab Defense website – August 26, 2025: The era of American air hegemony is witnessing a new transformation, a chapter formulated by secret, speed and tremendous power. For more than a decade, the F-35 fighter dominated the sky, with the techniques of the fifth generation that put the United States away to its competitors. But this hegemony has already began to move silently. While the world was still discussing the cost of modern air force, the next generation of aircraft has already started flying.
Here the new F-47 fighter appears, a ghost plane born in the next generation air hegemony program. It is a sixth generation monster, not just a theoretical project, but rather carries out very secret missions. If the rumors are correct, this model is different from anything that the world previously known. Let’s take an in-depth look at everything we know so far about F-47 and why it might rewrite the rules of the air war.
This plane has been tried for at least three years, according to US President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Beit Higseth, where they announced that Boeing excelled on Lockheed Martin’s offer to obtain a contract worth $ 20 billion to produce aircraft for American forces and their allies. More surprisingly, these aircraft are expected to be ready for full operation and merge them into the armed forces by the end of the 2020 decade.
Date of development and tests
According to the DARPA advanced defense research project, the plane began actual tests since 2019, with experimental and classification models made by Boeing and Lucheid Martin hundreds of hours on flying. Since 2014, the actual participation in the program began, which led to a development process that lasted for about ten years. Trump’s announcement of the plane entering the service by 2030 makes the F-47 one of the fastest fighters developed in the modern era, compared to the F-35 whose designs began in the 1990s and flying the first experimental plane in 2006, with the passage of nine years before the act of active service with the Marines.
This speed of development is partially due to the need for more effective defenses, especially with increased space monitoring and the development of American space. Support this rapid development also comes from the increasing military budget, as the US government has re-allocated other program resources to finance the F-47 program. For example, the acquisition of F-35 aircraft from 74 to 47 aircraft, to redirect financing towards the upcoming generation systems, will be reduced, while the A-10 Workgog will retire by the end of 2026 to finance advanced platforms such as F-47 and B-21 RAIDER.
Cost and strategy
The F-47 program is expected to cost more than $ 100 billion over its life, with a cost of approximately $ 300 million per plane, more than twice the cost of F-35. However, some officials believe that the capacity gap justifies this spending. The proposed budget for 2026 allocated about $ 3.5 billion to the development of the F-47, an increase of approximately 50% compared to the previous budget, provided that the investments continue until 2029 so that the plane is ready for operational use.
These transformations reflect a new strategic direction, as the Pentagon focuses on platforms that can work in high -risk hostile environments against symmetrical capabilities, instead of traditional anti -rebellious operations.
The F-47 names bears a clear indication of the history of American fighters, inspired by the famous P-47 in World War II, which was known for its ability to absorb damage and survival suitable for flying. It is a coincidence that the announcement of the project came by Trump, the 47th US President, which reflects a symbolic message that the US Air Force will continue to maintain its air superiority for decades.
The F-47 features advanced electronics systems that build on what the F-35 has started to integrate radar data, infrared, and electronic warfare systems into one integrated image, but quickly and much larger processing. The long-term radar capacity is expected to exceed the F-22.
One of the most prominent features is that the plane is equipped with adaptive task systems capable of processing new threats and sharing data with nearby aircraft, which makes it a flying center. It also works within the Collaworaital Compat Aircraft (CCA) program, where F-47 controls a full network of semi-independent drones, capable of carrying out accurate attacks without the need for continuous human intervention, while maintaining the pilot’s ability to make the final decision.
It is expected that the long -range weapons of the plane will be targeted by more than 1,000 nautical miles, with a top speed exceeding 2 Mach. Its capabilities were categorized as a “stealth ++”, to outperform the F-35 and F-22 in the ability to avoid advanced monitoring systems.
The plane materials and coatings are designed to break up radar waves, while active ghost systems that produce anti -radar signals include completely radar repercussions. For comparison, the radar cross section of the F-35 fighter is about 0.005 square meters, and the F-22 is about 0.0001 square meters, and logically is expected to be much less F-47, making it the smallest radar fingerprint ever.
The designs published so far are subject to strict control, with the possibility of the final form different from the initial models. As for the cockpit, it includes mono or double -seat options according to the task, while integrating the augmented reality systems to display tactical information directly in the field of the pilot’s vision, making it easier to control multiple CCA aircraft.
F-47 Part of a larger strategic shift that includes B-21 Raider, next generation bombs, satellite networks of the satellite forces, and the US Marine Infantry Transformations. The plane allows control of large areas of long distances, which represents a qualitative shift from the pattern of military thinking during the Cold War period.
F-47 models currently carry out secret tasks for assessing tactics and capabilities, giving the United States a great advantage before opponents can develop effective anti-anti-anti-aids. This plane is not just a new fighter, but rather a platform that will ensure American pilots control the sky for decades, with the possibilities of an advanced mass attack using a network of drones, so that the opponents will discover that they play chess in one dimension while the United States mastered a three -dimensional game.
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