我们已正式收到波音公司F/A-XX概念的第二张渲染图，该机型现已正式赢得竞标，击败诺斯罗普·格鲁曼公司，成为美国海军下一代隐身战斗机的制造商。让我们来看看这张新图中能看到什么，并探讨它可能提供的见解。
We have officially received our second rendering of Boeing’s F/A-XX concept, which has now officially won the tender, beating out Northrop Grumman to build the Navy’s next-generation stealth fighter. Let’s take a look at what we can see in this new image and discuss what insights it may provide.
在开始之前，有必要提醒读者，我们的分析基于两款高度机密飞机设计的两张公开渲染图。这些渲染图中存在刻意模糊关键特征和性能的选择，旨在误导外国情报机构对该机预期能力的判断。因此，请务必注意，细节可能会发生变化。这也是一份初步分析。在我们有更多时间消化所见内容后，我们将对此进行扩展。
Before we start, it’s worth reminding our readers that we are basing this analysis on two publicly released renders of a highly classified aircraft design. There are deliberate choices made in these renderings to obscure critical features and capabilities and mislead foreign intelligence as to the jet’s intended capabilities. So please keep in mind that the details are bound to change. This is also just a preliminary analysis. We will expand on it once we have more time to digest what we are seeing.
这架正在航母上滑行、准备被弹射升空的喷气式战斗机的正面视图显示：它是一架体型庞大、没有尾翼的战术战斗机。从设计上看，内部空间显然是一个非常重要的考虑因素（这一点在我们之前的报道中也有提及）。该飞机的座舱盖看起来是由一块大型金属板制成的，仅容纳一名飞行员；因此，飞行员的视野向后方是非常有限的。
The front quarter view of the jet taxiing to a catapult aboard a carrier shows us a broad, tailless, heavy tactical aircraft. This is a large jet. Clearly internal volume was a driving design factor, as it should be. You canabout this in our past reporting here The aircraft is depicted with what appears to be a large single-piece canopy with a cockpit for just a pilot.
此前曾有很多猜测，认为F/A-XX可能会配备两名机组人员，以便更好地执行其复杂的作战任务（尤其是在长距离作战中，例如作为战斗指挥中心或与协同作战飞机/无人机协同作战）。但事实似乎并非如此；因此，高度自动化和人工智能（AI）技术将成为这名飞行员应对复杂战术挑战的重要辅助工具。值得注意的是，美国海军的航母战斗群至今仍在使用双座战术战斗机，例如F/A-18F“超级大黄蜂”和EA-18G“咆哮者”战机。
Visibility to the rear looks limited at best. There has been much speculation about the possibility that F/A-XX will have the provisions for two crewmen in order to better take on its complex roles over long distances — in particular acting as a battle manager, including for Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) and other drones This appears not to be the case, and a high degree of automation and artificial intelligence (AI) will have to help with what will be extremely complex tactical problems the single pilot will face. It’s also worth noting that U.S. Navy carrier air wings have retained two-seat tactical jets for frontline use, with the F/A-18F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler serving today.
如果F/A-XX真的取代了这些飞机，那么美国海军的前线作战中将不再使用双座战术战斗机了。
If F/A-XX replaces these aircraft, it will be the end of frontline two-seat tactical jet operations for the seagoing service.
从外观上看，该飞机的机头部分相当宽大，很可能配备了体积庞大的主动电子扫描阵列（AESA）雷达。此外，机身前部还有一条明显的棱线结构，这是低可观测性（即隐形）飞机的典型特征。该飞机的机头线条较为流畅、轮廓分明，这与波音公司之前为美国空军设计的F-47战机（其机头设计较为粗糙、类似“铲子”形状）有所不同。在这条棱线结构的后方，可以看到发动机的进气口——它们呈梯形排列，且位置距离机头较远。
We see a broad nose section, which could (and likely would) contain a relatively giant active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar. There is also a prominent chine-line edge wrapping around the forward fuselage, which is a normal trait of low-observable (stealthy) aircraft. The nose looks a bit more contoured, similar to the only other rendering we have of Boeing’s F/A-XX compared to the shovel-like design of the company’s F-47 for the U.S. Air Force Below the rear of this visible chine-line appears to be the engine intakes, mounted on the sides of the lower fuselage. They look to be a blended trapezoidal arrangement and are also set far back from the nose.
F/A-XX极其粗壮的起落架在这张新图中得到了突出展示，包括双轮前起落架和粗壮的起落架主支柱。这些是舰载战斗机的典型特征，对于像这样重型战机而言更是如此。
The F/A-XX’s extremely stout landing gear are depicted prominently in this new image, with a twin-wheel nose gear and thick mains. These are customary features for a carrier-based fighter and especially a heavy one like this.
该战机的机翼具有正上反角，与F-47的渲染图一致，这似乎是波音下一代战斗机设计的一个标志性特征。这种“克林贡掠夺者”式的外观让人联想到波音的“掠夺者”验证机，你可以在此处阅读相关内容。我们还能看到机翼后缘的大型襟翼处于展开状态，这对于航母周围低速终端作业至关重要。
The jet’s wings have a positive dihedral just like the F-47 renders, which seems to be something of a trademark of Boeing’s next-generation fighter design. This Klingon Bird of Prey look harkens back to the Boeing Bird of Prey demonstrator, which you canabout here We also see the wing’s large trailing edge flaps extended, which would be critical to slow-speed terminal operations around the carrier.
最后，有一项未清晰呈现但值得特别关注的特征：在F-47图像中出现的鸭翼前翼，以及波音另一张F/A-XX渲染图中暗示的鸭翼。目前尚不清楚它们是否与进气口上方的机身融合并被蒸汽遮挡，还是在这张渲染图中根本不存在。鸭翼的采用一直是F-47和波音F/A-XX设计中最具争议性的方面之一，但考虑到无尾喷气机从航母起飞所需的低速性能，鸭翼在海军战斗机上似乎更具合理性。
Finally, one thing we don’t see clearly is of particular note: the canard foreplanes that have been featured in F-47 imagery, as well as hinted at in Boeing’s only other F/A-XX rendering. It isn’t clear if they may be blended with the fuselage above the inlet areas and are obscured by the steam, or if they simply do not exist in this rendering. The inclusion of canards has been one of the most debated aspects of the F-47 and Boeing’s F/A-XX design, although they seem to make more sense for a naval fighter considering the tailless jet’s low-speed requirements that are needed to fly off the carrier.
你可以阅读我们过去关于鸭翼的报道及后续文章。尽管该飞机显然与F-47共享某些独特属性，但两者之间具体有多少共同点尚不明确。最终结果可能是一款字面意义上的海军化F-47，以最大限度地利用两种设计之间的效率；也可能出现重大设计元素甚至比例上的变化。航母作业的要求在一定程度上决定了飞机的尺寸和重量。无论哪种情况，飞机内部硬件和软件的通用性都将是最高的。
Again, you can read our past feature about the canards and our follow-up While the aircraft clearly shares distinct attributes with the F-47, it isn’t clear exactly how far the commonality between them goes. We could end up with a literal navalized F-47, which would leverage as much efficiency as possible between the two designs, or we could see major design elements and even proportional changes. The requirements imposed by carrier operations do dictate size and weight, to a certain degree. What lives beneath the jet’s skin – hardware and software – will have the most commonality regardless.
还有一个值得关注的问题：有一架飞机被热成像仪拍到，它当时正在51区外飞行。根据波音公司独特的飞机设计风格，这架飞机很可能是波音公司研发的“下一代空中优势”（NGAD）战斗机原型机，或者至少是与该项目相关的机型。当然，也有可能是美国海军自行研制的NGAD战斗机。美国海军在公开其NGAD研发计划的相关信息方面一直非常谨慎（即：他们极少对外透露相关信息）。
There is also the question of the aircraft caught on a thermal imager flying outside of Area 51 which was likely a Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) demonstrator from Boeing, or at least an aircraft related to those efforts based on how unique Boeing’s design clearly is. It’s always possible that the Navy flew its own NGAD demonstration program. The service has been notoriously tight-lipped about its NGAD risk reduction efforts.
这架飞机是公众从未见过的新型战机……2026年6月2日，关于这款F/A-XX战斗机的正式命名问题仍然没有答案。如果这款飞机是基于F-47战斗机改进而来的海军版本，那么“F/A-47”很可能是它的正式名称；但如果它的设计有重大差异，或者海军出于某种原因希望为其赋予一个独特的名称，那么它可能会被赋予另一个名称。考虑到F-47战斗机的命名部分是为了纪念特朗普总统（他批准了该项目的推进），“F/A-45”也是一个可能的名称选项（毕竟特朗普是美国第45任和第47任总统）。
A craft the public has never seen before…June 2, 2026 The matter of the F/A-XX aircraft’s formal designation is also a question that remains unanswered. If this is a navalized F-47, then F/A-47 could be the jet’s official designation. If it differs substantially, or the Navy just wants to differentiate their design for whatever reason, we could see a different moniker applied. F/A-45 is possible, too, considering the F-47 was partially named in honor of President Trump, who approved the decision to move the Air Force’s program forward. Trump is the 45th and 47th President of the United States.
因此，即使在今天这个备受期待的F/A-XX战斗机信息曝光的日子里，我们依然意识到：我们对美国海军和空军在NGAD项目上的研发进展以及相关战斗机的设计细节知之甚少。而这些信息最终都将由波音公司正式向公众公布。
So, even on this day of long-awaited F/A-XX revelations, it’s also a reminder of just how much we do not know about both the Navy and the Air Force’s NGAD enterprises and their resulting designs, both of which will now be officially brought to you by Boeing.
（注：翻译中保留了原文的所有段落结构，并对长句进行了适当的拆分和简化；同时，对专业术语如“NGAD”进行了适当的解释。）
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