Today on this, my free coloring pages blog, I posted
a coloring page I drew today - of the latest US Air Force fighter jet.
F-47 Phoenix
The Next Generation Air Dominance Fighter is now called the F-47. It has been casually called the "Phoenix." I like that designation, so I am calling it that. The F-47 has been in development for years. It appears that there ARE some early versions being flight-tested. But we are not really sure what it really looks like. Some distance photos have been taken, and some limited photos or drawings have been released by Boeing. Yes, this aircraft is being designed and tested by Boeing Aircraft. It is a 6th Generation fighter. For years, it has been called the "Next Generation Air Dominance" fighter or NGAD.
We don't know all it can do, but it is thought that it will have a long range and be very stealthy. It appears that it possibly does NOT have any horizontal stabilizers. This will help the aircraft be even more stealthy. The range may be 1150 miles or a combat radius of 1150 miles. Ferry range would be twice that range. That combat range, or combat radius, is 1000 nautical miles. That is 1852 kilometers.
The F-47 is thought to become a drone hub for controlling or guiding a swarm of fighter or fighter-bomber drones. It is supposed to have a speed of over MACH 2. I should add that the stats are not confirmed since they have not been released yet by the military or Boeing. They MIGHT not tell us everything the aircraft can do.
Recently, the US Navy awarded its F/A-XX contract to Boeing. So there is some speculation that the Navy plane will actually be a tougher version of the F-47. Navy jets that land on aircraft carriers need to be sturdier to be able to handle the force of landing and stopping on deck using arresting hooks.
The mini-wings on this fighter jet are called canards. We, the general public, don't know if the jet will have canards or not. Not haveing canards may make it even more stealthy.
NOTE: This coloring page is found in printable form by clicking on the button labeled "Vehicles and Military Vehicles." Then scroll down to the bottom of the list of coloring page titles. IF you are accessing this page in October of 2026 then this title will be at or near the botton of the list.
