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Boeing Wins $20 Billion F/A-XX Contract for Navy Fighter

By Drooid · Sep 30, 2026, 6:20 AM UTC · How we work

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Boeing won a $20 billion contract to develop the Navy’s sixth-generation F/A-XX carrier fighter.
The Pentagon will fund multiple test aircraft for ground, airworthiness, systems and weapons-integration testing.
Congress earmarked $750 million for 2025 and $1.4 billion for fiscal 2026 to keep the program on schedule.
First production F/A-XX jets are expected in the 2030s.
Super Hornets will stay active into the 2040s.

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Story summary

Boeing won a $20 billion contract to develop the Navy’s sixth-generation F/A-XX carrier fighter.
The Pentagon will fund multiple test aircraft for ground, airworthiness, systems and weapons-integration testing.
Congress earmarked $750 million for 2025 and $1.4 billion for fiscal 2026 to keep the program on schedule.
First production F/A-XX jets are expected in the 2030s.
Super Hornets will stay active into the 2040s.