DARPA disclosed that Boeing and Lockheed Martin each built a demonstrator aircraft for NGAD, which first flew in 2019 and 2022. In another bit of information released after the U.S. Air Force selected the Boeing F-47 for the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program,

Boeing scored a contract to build the Pentagon’s next-generation jet fighter, beating out rival Lockheed Martin. The deal has big implications for Boeing’s bottom line, its beleaguered defense unit and the jet maker’s strained relationship with the Trump administration.