Donald Trump named America's next generation fighter jet, seemingly paying tribute to himself. The 47th President of the United States, Trump, announced that Boeing has been awarded a contract to manufacture the new F-47 fighter jet for the US Air Force. This jet aircraft will be part of the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program. This fighter jet will replace Lockheed Martin's F-22 Raptor fighter jet. The F-47 will be a manned aircraft that operates alongside drones. The design of this aircraft remains strictly confidential, but it is likely to include advanced stealth technology, sensors, and cutting-edge engines. Although there are rumors online that the president named the plane after his term, he said at a press conference, "It will be called the F-47, and it was the generals who chose that name." Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, "We have placed a big order, but we cannot tell you the price." "Our allies have been calling," he added, adding that external sales may be an option, "they also want to buy." In the US Air Force, the naming convention for fighter jets is the prefix "F -" followed by a number, usually indicating the order in which the planes are manufactured. Of course, there are exceptions to this naming system. The F-35, for example, is a model that Major General Mike Hough, the project manager, disrupted. According to the numbering system, it should be named F-24. It is estimated that the engineering and production R&D contract value of the project exceeds 20 billion US dollars. According to a report by EFE on March 21st, US President Trump announced that the production rights for the military's new generation fighter jet F-47 have been awarded to Boeing. Accompanied by Defense Secretary Pete Hershey, Trump announced the news at the White House and stated that the experimental version of the Boeing F-47, which has been secretly test flying for nearly 5 years, will become the first sixth generation fighter jet and the "most lethal aircraft in history". Trump emphasized the capabilities of this new aircraft in terms of payload, speed, and maneuverability, and believed that the naming of the aircraft used a "beautiful number" referring to his current term as the 47th President of the United States. On March 21st, the website of the bimonthly magazine "National Interest" in the United States reported that President Trump announced on the 21st that Boeing had won the contract for the "Next Generation Air Dominance" (NGAD) program, which will henceforth be known as the "F-47 fighter jet project". This contract is likely to mark the last manned fighter jet contract awarded by the US Air Force. We can expect that the sixth generation fighter F-47 will be more advanced than the fifth generation fighter. The fifth generation fighter jets include F-22 and F-35. The sixth generation fighter jet is likely to integrate advanced digital capabilities, including high-capacity networks, artificial intelligence, data fusion, battlefield command, control, and communication systems (C3), as well as cyber warfare capabilities. The F-47 fighter jet will also have an ultra-low radar cross section (RCS), making it a stealth fighter. The fighter jet will be equipped with a variable cycle engine, which can cruise at supersonic speeds in a fuel efficient manner. People can expect that the F-47 fighter jet will be based on the human system integration and "all-round helmet display system" in the F-35 fighter jet project. The most noteworthy thing is that the F-47 will collaborate with a dedicated unmanned wingman aircraft known as the "collaborative combat aircraft". In many ways, the integration of fighter platforms and collaborative combat aircraft is the most innovative aspect of the entire "next-generation air superiority" plan, as it has not been formally operated before. No matter what form the F-47 ultimately takes, it is almost certain that it will be the last manned fighter jet built by the US Air Force. The future trend is clear: manned airplanes seem to be gradually phased out, replaced by jet planes piloted by computers. (New Society)