U.S. President Donald Trump personally announced the winner of the U.S. Air Force’s NGAD program competition for the sixth-generation manned fighter.

U.S. President Donald Trump, together with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and U.S. Air Force Chief Gen. David Allvin, announced the award of the contract for the development of the U.S. Air Force’s Next-Generation Air Dominance manned fighter to Boeing and its F-47 design. The announcement of the contract follows months of uncertainty due to budget constraints and shifting priorities that led to a pause and a detailed review of the program.