China called it outdated. Generic. A dinosaur. Their state media mocked it for months. Their analysts spent a year studying official renderings — renderings the US Air Force deliberately faked. Then they went very, very quiet.
The F-47 has been flying in secret since 2019. Six years of classified testing. Hundreds of flight hours. While China was celebrating prototype photos in December 2024, America had already finished the race and moved on to manufacturing. First flight 2028. Operational 2029. The F-22 took 14 years. The F-47 is doing it in four.
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