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Boeing Secures U.S. Navy F/A-XX Fighter Contract
$20 billion deal marks second new fighter award for major defense prime
Aircraft carrier deck marshaller with aircraft shrouded in smoke
An artist’s rendering of the U.S. Navy’s carrier-borne F/A-XX. © U.S. Navy

Boeing Defense and Space has won a contract worth over $20 billion to develop the U.S. Navy’s next-generation fighter aircraft, the F/A-XX Strike Fighter. Boeing overcame competition from Northrop Grumman to secure the deal announced on Wednesday and is now responsible for producing both of the U.S. military's future combat jets. 

The F/A-XX full-scale development phase contract—which includes multiple test aircraft for ground, airworthiness, systems, and weapons integration testing—marks Boeing’s second selection for a U.S. future fighter program. In March 2025, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) selected the company to develop the planned F-47 that is set to replace the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor in the early 2030s. 

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