October 26, 2026 - 4:10 pm

The U.S. Air Force is looking to test next-generation fighter jets in Southern Nevada with a billion-dollar project.

A pre-solicitation notice posted online by the Air Force last week details plans to build a new campus at Nellis Air Force Base to test F-47 fighter jets at the base.

The costs of construction, design, security and other expenses for the campus would total just over $1 billion, according to the Thursday notice. Up to four firms could be involved in the project.

Boeing describes the F-47 on its website as a sixth-generation stealth fighter “which will dominate the battlespace for decades to come.”

The campus would be built primarily on the east side of Nellis Air Force Base in the northeast Las Vegas Valley, the notice said.…