Sec. Hegseth on the New F-47: ‘This Is a Big Day for Our Warfighters; A Big Day for Our Country, a Big Day in the World’

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HEGSETH: “Well, Mr. President, this is a big day. This is a big day for our warfighters, this is a big day for our country, a big day in the world. The name of this program is the Next Generation of Air Dominance. And Mr. President, because of your leadership, your clarity, we are going -- America is going to have generations in the future of air dominance because of this sixth generation fighter. We've had the F-15, we've had the F-16, the F-18, the F-22, the F-35, now we have the F-47, which sends a very direct, clear message to our allies that we're not going anywhere and to our enemies that we can -- we will be able to project power around the globe unimpeded for generations to come. Mr. President, this is a gift to my kids and your kids, to my grandkids and your grandkids.”