The F–47 Program Total Force Act of 2025
Summary
**Overview**
This bill directs the Secretary of the Air Force to submit a comprehensive report on the F-47 advanced fighter aircraft program. The report is intended to provide Congress with detailed insights into the development, acquisition, and implementation of this new aircraft system.
**Key Provisions**
- •Requires a detailed report on the F-47 aircraft program's system requirements, costs, and projected funding through fiscal year 2034.
- •Mandates an acquisition strategy analysis, including potential acquisition pathways for the program.
- •Calls for a comprehensive fielding strategy covering force structure, strategic basing, construction, personnel training, and Total Force integration.
**Impact**
The bill will provide congressional defense committees with crucial information about a new advanced fighter aircraft program. It specifically aims to ensure thorough planning and transparency in the development of the F-47, with particular attention to integrating Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve units.
**Fiscal Note**
No specific funding mentioned in the bill text, but the report will detail projected costs and funding requirements for the F-47 program.
Full Text
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6611 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6611
To direct the Secretary of the Air Force to submit a report to Congress
on the F-47 advanced fighter aircraft program, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 11, 2025
Mr. Bacon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Air Force to submit a report to Congress
on the F-47 advanced fighter aircraft program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``The F-47 Program Total Force Act of
2025''.
SEC. 2. REPORT ON THE F-47 ADVANCED FIGHTER AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Not later than March 1, 2027, the Secretary of the
Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
on the F-47 advanced fighter aircraft program.
(b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
include following:
(1) A description of the F-47 aircraft program, including
system requirements, employment concepts, and projected costs,
schedule, and funding requirements over the period covered by
the program objective memorandum process for fiscal years 2028
through 2034.
(2) The acquisition strategy for the F-47 program of
record, including consideration of implementing a middle tier
acquisition pathway or major capability acquisition pathway (as
such terms are defined in Department of Defense Instruction
5000.85, titled ``Major Capability Acquisition'' and issued on
August 6, 2020 (or a successor instruction)).
(3) A proposed fielding strategy for the F-47 aircraft,
including--
(A) estimated force structure requirements;
(B) strategic basing considerations;
(C) an estimate of military construction
requirements;
(D) an estimate of personnel training requirements;
and
(E) a strategy for integrating units of the Air
National Guard and Air Force Reserve into F-47 fighter
aircraft operations, including planned force structure,
association, training, and mobilization models.
(c) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.
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