{"id":2414298,"date":"2025-03-21T19:17:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T23:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-awards-boeing-key-air-force-deal-we-cant-tell-you-the-price\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T19:17:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T23:17:01","slug":"trump-awards-boeing-key-air-force-deal-we-cant-tell-you-the-price","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-awards-boeing-key-air-force-deal-we-cant-tell-you-the-price\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Awards Boeing Key Air Force Deal: \u2018We Can\u2019t Tell You the Price&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-awards-boeing-key-air-force-deal-we-cant-tell-you-the-price%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2414298&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump on Friday announced major news for Boeing, the once-iconic aircraft maker whose reputation plummeted during 2024 amid multiple incidents involving its passenger jets.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said Boeing has won the competition to build what&rsquo;s been called the Next Generation Air Dominance fighter to replace the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/aerospace-defense\/trump-awards-boeing-much-needed-win-with-fighter-jet-contract-sources-say-2025-03-21\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump said the fighter will be called the F-47.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve given an order for a lot. We can&rsquo;t tell you the price,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-reveals-special-destination-mind-sick-terrorist-thugs-targeting-tesla\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Dominate the Skies<\/p>\n<p>Get your first look at what will be the most advanced, lethal, &amp; adaptable fighter ever developed&hellip; the U.S. Air Force&rsquo;s F-47. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ca1CeBABb5\">pic.twitter.com\/ca1CeBABb5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; U.S. Air Force (@usairforce) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/usairforce\/status\/1903135739971252265?\">March 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/fighter-jet-ngad-trump-hegseth-china-55d7b3d15e5a4fa9cb061ec85ac19ae2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a> reported that the initial contract is worth $20 billion.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/air\/boeing-wins-air-forces-next-generation-air-dominance-fighter-contract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">War Zone<\/a> reported that current estimates based on initial concepts of the jet would put the cost of each fighter in the $300 million range.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said Boeing&rsquo;s selection came &ldquo;after a rigorous and thorough competition between some of America&rsquo;s top aerospace companies,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/03\/21\/air-force-boeing-f-47-fighter-jet\/82594870007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The F-47 will be the most advanced, most capable, most lethal aircraft ever built,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;Nothing in the world comes even close to it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump noted that the jet could be sold to allies, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our allies are calling constantly. They want to buy them also,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The win is a major one for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/national-transportation-safety-board-issues-urgent-warning-boeing-737s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boeing<\/a>, which since a panel fell off an Alaska Airlines jet in January 2024 has been on the defensive over the quality of its jets, especially after subsequent safety incidents that heightened the concerns.<\/p>\n<p>As for Lockheed, the loss comes as issues over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mind-bending-change-navy-f-35-can-strange-additions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">F-35<\/a> fighter jet have marred relations with the Department of Defense.<\/p>\n<p>In its reporting, AP said the F-47 &ldquo;will have stealth and penetration capabilities that far exceed those of its current fleet and is essential in a potential conflict with China.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The plane is designed to do more than win dogfights; as the AP reported, &ldquo;the manned jet will serve as quarterback to a fleet of future drone aircraft designed to be able to penetrate the air defenses of China and any other potential foes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin: The F-47 will be the &ldquo;crown jewel in the next generation air dominance family of systems.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UZM5xqDOOy\">pic.twitter.com\/UZM5xqDOOy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1903112533126357471?\">March 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to write the next generation of modern aerial warfare with this,&rdquo; Gen. 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