Boeing Awarded Contract to Build U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX Fighter
The deal is valued at more than $20 billion and includes multiple test aircraft for ground, airworthiness, systems and weapons integration testing.
- On Tuesday, September 29, 2026, the U.S. Navy awarded Boeing a $20 billion contract to develop the F/A-XX, the service's sixth-generation carrier-based fighter jet.
- This award follows the Pentagon's decision to revive the program after it stalled indefinitely last year, marking Boeing's second major victory after winning the Air Force's F-47 contract in 2025.
- The aircraft will replace the aging F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fleet, feature extended range, and integrate with unmanned Collaborative Combat Aircraft, with operations beginning in the 2030s.
- Boeing's selection solidifies its dominance in the sixth-generation fighter market, effectively excluding competitors Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman from future American combat aircraft programs.
- Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao hailed the platform as a "generational leap in air superiority," designed to provide pilots unparalleled capabilities to fight and win in contested environments.
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According to the Pentagon, Boeing has won the contract for a new generation of fighter jets for the US Navy, the contract is worth $20 billion.
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Boeing Awarded Contract to Build U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX Fighter
Boeingn has won the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX competition for the sixth-generation carrier-based fighter, with a contract valued at more than $20B for the full-scale development phase. After months of wait, the U.S. Navy has finally announced Boeing as the winner of the competition for the F/A-XX sixth-generation carrier-based fighter as part of the service’s Next […]
Boeing has been awarded a contract of more than 20 billion dollars for the futuristic hunting of the U.S. Navy. The Pentagon has announced it, at the end of years of reserved competition and of several false alarms on the assignment of the contract. (ANSA)
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