US says F-47 will be first sixth-gen jet. Chinaโs J-36 and J-50 are already flying
Washington is โnot too far awayโ from a production line for its F-47 sixth-generation fighter, a senior US Air Force official has said, as China presses ahead with flight-testing two different next-generation combat aircraft of its own. During a virtual event hosted by the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies on Monday, Brigadier General Timothy Helfrich, the serviceโs portfolio acquisition executive for fighters and advanced aircraft, said the F-47 would be โthe worldโs first...