An October 22 presolicitation notice seeks up to four qualified firms for the design-and-build project. The estimated cost includes construction, design, security and other expenses.
The campus would include a nearly 117,000-square-foot building for flightline operations and maintenance, primarily on the base’s east side. Plans also call for a specialized systems-reprogramming laboratory, an aircraft apron with sunshades and a simulator facility covering almost 41,000 square feet.
Other facilities are listed as potential subsequent work. Those include hangars for fuel-system maintenance, corrosion control of the stealth coating, weapons-load training and maintenance training.
The proposed schedule allows about nine months for design and preconstruction after the initial award. Approximately 40 months of construction would follow, taking the project into March 2031.
The notice follows the Air Force’s fiscal 2027 budget request for $730 million in F-47 hangars and support infrastructure. That proposal identified Nellis as the location for the aircraft’s operational testing.
The Air Force selected Boeing to develop the F-47 in March 2025, with the aircraft intended to replace the F-22 in the 2030s. Expected capabilities include advanced stealth, data sharing, electronic warfare and the ability to direct semi-autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft.
Former Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin said in September 2025 that the first F-47 was under construction and would fly in 2028. According to the magazine, service officials have continued to support that schedule.
Source: Air & Space Forces Magazine.
