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The Sun
16-05-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Incredible details of ‘world's most lethal weapon' emerge…Trump's F47 fighter jet boasts huge range & ‘double X' stealth
INCREDIBLE new details about the US jet touted as the "world's most lethal weapon" have emerged, setting out Trump's plan to rule the skies. The chief of the US airforce dropped bombshell new stats about the F-47 - designed to destroy anything China can fly. 6 6 6 General David Allvin posted a new graphic showing off America's "next generation of air dominance". He revealed that the incoming F-47 - named after Trump, the 47th president - will be operational in the period 2025-2029. There are two keys stats that mark out the F-47 as the most advanced US jet ever. First is the stealth rating; the next gen fighter is the first to be stamped with "Stealth++" - meaning it will be the most covert yet. And the combat radius was revealed to be at least 1000 nautical miles - much further than the next-highest figure of 690nm from the F-15E(X)E. The general defined the top speed as Mach 2+, which means it will fly at more than twice the speed of sound. We also learned that at least 185 of the F-47s are on order - matching the size of the F-22 fleet. General Alvin vowed that, with the next generation of airborne gadgets, the US air force would "continue to be the world's best example of speed, agility and lethality". He added: "Modernization means fielding a collection of assets that provide unique dilemmas for adversaries - matching capabilities to threats - while keeping us on the right side of the cost curve." The spanking-new jet was first announced back in March by Trump, alongside Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth in the Oval Office. US military stages biggest EVER 'elephant walk' with supersonic jets, helicopters & drones in show of force to China At its launched, another key feature was flaunted. Embracing the development of new warfare technology, the F-47 will be accompanied by its own drone swarm. Program coordinators plan to use sophisticated robotic wingmen designed by Anduril Industries and General Atomics in the drones, according to Axios. Trump didn't confirm how much the project would cost, but a source close to the Next Generation Air Dominance pegged it at upwards of $20billion. A huge cash wad has been set aside to fund the programme and ensure America's air defences remain dominant. 6 6 Two months ago, Trump hailed these jets as 'the most advanced, most capable, most lethal aircraft ever built'. He added: "The F-47 is equipped with state-of-the-art stealth technologies, virtually unseeable and unprecedented power," and called the title a "beautiful name". "There's never been anything like it," he concluded. It's no wonder Trump approves of the name - as it comes from his own position as 47th president. However, he insisted that it was not his own work, but devised by his generals. The contract for the deadly new military aircraft was awarded to the struggling American company Boeing - replacing Lockheed Martin's F-22 Raptor. This marked a major improvement in the company's fortune. Boeing will eventually receive hundreds of billions of dollars in orders over the contract's multi-decade lifetime. List of fighter jets used by the Air Force THE US Air Force uses four different F-series fighter jets. Here is an inside look at the top-tier weapons. F-15 Eagle - This is an extremely maneuverable fighter built to operate in all weather conditions. According to the Air Force, the Eagle can, "penetrate enemy defense and outperform and outright any current enemy aircraft." F-16 Fighting Falcon - This craft is more compact and can have several roles in the Air Force. It's quick and excels in air-to-air combat. The Falcon, "provides a relatively low-cost, high-performance weapon system for the United States and allied nations." F-22 Raptor - The Raptor is the pinnacle of US air combat excellence. This model takes a more operational role in the skies with stealth capabilities that are ideal for recon missions. The jet assists multiple military branches and "cannot be matched by any known or projected fighter aircraft." F-35A Lightning II - This model is an upgraded version of the Air Force's aging fleet of F-16 Fighting Falcons and A-10 Thunderbolt II's. The jets, "bring with it an enhanced capability to survive in the advanced threat environment in which it was designed to operate."
South China Morning Post
14-05-2025
- South China Morning Post
US shares sixth-generation fighter details, intensifying China air rivalry
The US has unveiled more details about its sixth-generation fighters, intensifying its competition with China for air superiority in future warfare. General David Allvin, the US Air Force chief of staff, shared an infographic on social media on Tuesday that revealed fresh details of the F-47 fighter jet and its collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) drones, which are being developed under the country's Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) programme. These developments come as China continues to advance its own sixth-generation fighter programme, with prototypes of the Chengdu J-36 and Shenyang J-50 regularly appearing in public test flights since late last year. However, Beijing has not yet confirmed the aircraft seen in test flights as being its next-generation fighters. The F-47 will have a combat radius of over 1,000 nautical miles (1,852km or 1,151 miles), significantly surpassing the roughly 590-nautical-mile range of the F-22 Raptor it aims to replace, according to the infographic. The post added that the accompanying CCA drones, the YFQ-42A and YFQ-44A, would have a combat radius of over 700 nautical miles. The drones started ground tests last week. The F-47 and CCA drones are expected to be critical for operations across the Indo-Pacific region, according to defence experts and previous US Air Force statements.
Bloomberg
23-04-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
The Key Takeaways From Boeing's 1st-Qtr Results
00:00 I know that there's a lot of enthusiasm right now over the shrinking cash drain that was reported, the plans to ramp up output. But as an investor in this company, how are you thinking through some of the trade risks here? Yeah. Katie, great to be back. I think, you know, in the near term going, you know, you know, just going, we're just very fortunate to build up inventory, you know, over the last couple of years, which maybe people thought may have been a bad idea. Now it looks like a really good idea. I think they're pretty well protected. There is a comment that the other day Boeing made that they're able to find other suppliers for their fire and, you know, they're going to be able to probably get through this with production, even if even if there is a, you know, supply some some supply chain disruptions. But in the long term, you know, you heard CEO Bird say this again and again, that this could be an issue. It's a global supply chain. A lot of it, of course, is domestic. But, you know, you have to have you got to cover every part of the plane in order to be afford to be allowed to fly. So, you know, they're going to have to deal with that over the long term. But but, you know, these retaliatory tariffs, you know, these planes don't you know, they need a lot of maintenance, Right? There's constantly servicing the engines. And these components are going to have to be made. Or Boeing, an aircraft is essentially a razor blade business. So it needs to be serviced. And I think, you know, I don't know if China is getting into this retaliatory, you know, trade war is going to for the aerospace industry is going to do, you know, 60% of their fleet, 50 or 60% of their fleet, the Boeing Boeing aircraft. So they're going to need to, you know, get these parts eventually. Significant risks. But also you have Kelly Ortberg calling this a turnaround year to the extent that they're starting to make progress on that, what is the next phase of that turnaround that investors are going to need to see? They're going to have to see the FAA authorize them to go above 38 a month. That's sort of the big the big ticket item. And they sound pretty confident in that. So I assume that they have been working closely with the FAA. And, you know, they're talking about getting to 42 a month, you know, this this year, You know, So I think that's probably what investors are looking to next. You know, this time of Bravo sale, was it a boon for them, for their their their, you know, their their balance sheet improving that. And then the F 47 when that they that that for the next the next air dominance fighter is a huge win for the defense business and you're seeing those those that business in the in the in the commercial business stabilizing so some good things going on. Hey I wonder what you think about military spending overall, Tony. I mean, are we going to be cutting our defense spending or at least holding it stable as we look to reduce government spending in general? You know, I mean, I think it's probably a little bit misunderstood, but I think by the general market that you've heard these you know, you've heard Tom is talking about cutting the military spending in half. You know, if China and Russia were to, you know, I think all things being equal, that's just not realistic. And I think it's probably more rhetoric. But I think the reality is, is that you've heard the, you know, the SecDef talk about readiness and lethality and getting back to getting back to that. And I think the spend actually going to go there and you've heard about the $1 trillion defense budget. And the reality is that this defense spending is directly correlated to global, you know, global volatility, geopolitical volatility, instability, which, you know, we're seeing probably at a peak right now one of the peaks. So I think long term you're going to see continued defense spending in the U.S. And by the way, Europe and all of our all of our global, you know, global allies are all talked about increasing defense spending.
