Pentagon Budget Goes ‘All in’ on Air Force’s F-47, Putting Navy's Sixth-Gen Fighter on Hold

Pentagon budget goes ‘all in’ on Air Force’s F-47, putting Navy's sixth-gen fighter on hold

The Trump administration is prioritizing major investments in fiscal 2026 for the Air Force’s next-generation fighter jet known as the F-47, while simultaneously deciding to put the Navy’s future tactical aircraft program on the back burner — for now. The Air Force is requesting nearly $3.5 billion in FY’26 to continue work on the F-47, a sixth-generation fighter under development by prime contractor Boeing. According to budget documents release…

Why the Urgently Needed F/A-XX Sixth Generation Naval Fighter is Being Defunded

The U.S. Department of Defence will significantly reduce its funding for the development of the F/A-XX sixth generation fighter for the U.S. Navy, with a senior U.S. military official confirming that under the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2026 the program “will maintain minimal development funding to preserve the ability to leverage F-47 work while preventing over-subscription of qualified defence industrial base engineers.” Another official …

Defense Watch: F-47 Choices, B-21 Production, Hyundai Ship Collab, FY '27 Defense Topline - Defense Daily

F-47 Strategic Planning Choices. U.S. Air Force leaders are to examine strategic choices on F-47 development by the end of January next year, as done in the first quarter of […]

U.S. Navy’s sixth-generation fighter awaits decision under Trump’s 2026 defence budget

The Navy has requested $74 million in Fiscal Year 2026 to complete the design of the F/A-XX, should the administration choose to proceed. According to a senior defence official, the decision rests with President Donald Trump, Navy Secretary John Phelan and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth. “The Navy’s F/A-XX program will maintain minimal development funding to preserve the ability to leverage F-47 work, while preventing over subscription of [a] qu…

Delaying the Navy’s F/A-XX Fighter Would Be a Big Mistake

Key Points and Summary – Delaying the US Navy’s F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter program to prioritize the Air Force’s F-47 would be a strategic mistake, ceding ground to China and undermining American sea power. The US aerospace industrial base is robust enough to produce both next-generation fighters simultaneously, a move that would strengthen domestic manufacturing and mirror the successful parallel programs of the 1970s (F-14, F-15, F-16). T…

Pentagon "All In" On Air Force's F-47, Puts Navy's F/A-XX On Ice

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