The US Air Force has built and flown a mysterious full-scale prototype of its future fighter jet
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force has secretly designed, built and flown at least one prototype of , the service’s top acquisition official confirmed to Defense News on Sept. 14. The development is certain to shock the defense community, which last saw the first flight of an experimental fighter during the battle for the Joint Strike Fighter contract 20 years ago. With the Air Force’s future fighter program still in its infancy, the rollout and successful first flight of a demonstrator was not expected for years. “We’ve already built and ...
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