More about the Planes that Go on Boats
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Navy still worrying about its new plane…
Earlier this year, Boeing won the downselect process for the Air Force’s future fighter project, an aircraft that will become the F-47.
Boeing is also a participant in the F/A-XX competition, along with Northrop Grumman. Unsurprisingly, Boeing’s entry appears to resemble the F-47.
It is not clear how much cross-pollination took place between the two design teams. Still, it is to be expected that the same company would produce two aircraft with similar characteristics, especially since the aircraft share basically the same mission.
This revelation comes on the heels of the release of artwork from Northrop Grumman, which suggested a connection between the new fighter project and the YF-23 Black Widow, a competitor of the F-22 Raptor.
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- India also working hard on drones.