Top Air Force general to resign because Pete Hegseth wants to take Pentagon in ‘different direction’ - Gen. David Allvin asked to retire as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ‘wanted to go in another ...

Why the F-47 skipped the X and Y phases, and what its designation reveals about America's secret sixth-generation fighter.

Air Force Secretary Troy Meink, right, shown here during a June budget hearing, said Monday that the upcoming retirement of Gen. David Allvin, left, will not leave the service without a chief of staff ...

U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin retired halfway through his expected term as the service's top officer. (Staff Sgt. Olivia Stecker/Air Force) Outgoing Air Force Chief of Staff Gen.

Air Force Chief Gen. David Allvin will retire Nov. 1, two years into his term. His exit comes amid broader Trump-era military shake-ups. Allvin will serve until the Senate confirms his successor.

U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General David Allvin announced on Sept. 22, 2025 that Boeing had begun the manufacturing process for the first production F-47, with a goal of seeing it airborne by 2028.

On September 22, 2025, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin said Boeing has started making the first F-47 airframes under the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program. This is the start ...

In March, Donald Trump hosted an Oval Office event to announce the new F-47, which the president seemed quite excited about — in part because of its military capabilities, and in part because the next ...