The F-47 stealth fighter will likely be the 'most important defense decision' of Trump's entire term, retired Air Force general says

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• President Donald Trump announced Friday that Boeing will develop the Air Force's next-generation stealth fighter, which will also fly alongside autonomous drone aircraft. A retired general said the F-47 could prove to be the "most important defense decision" Trump makes, as the aircraft will be critical to how the US wages war.

Now that the Air Force has a contractor to develop and produce its next-generation stealth fighter, the F-47 could prove to be President Donald Trump's biggest call as commander in chief, a retired general said.