Boeing Takes Both American Sixth-Generation Fighters as the Navy Awards F/A-XX
The United States Navy has chosen Boeing to design, develop, and produce its next carrier fighter. On 29 September 2026 the service awarded the company a full-scale development…
The United States Navy has chosen Boeing to design, develop, and produce its next carrier fighter. On 29 September 2026 the service awarded the company a full-scale development contract, valued at more than twenty billion dollars, for the aircraft known as F/A-XX. The deal covers multiple test airframes for ground work, airworthiness, mission systems, and weapons integration. It also marks a decisive industrial turn: a year after winning the Air Force’s F-47, Boeing is now prime contractor for both American crewed sixth-generation fighters. Northrop Grumman, the remaining rival after Lockheed Martin left the Navy contest, lost the downselect. The new jet is intended to replace the F/A-18E/F…



